Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
This series consists of the "Empire County" radio drama series produced to emphasize preventive health care and the benefits
of a full-time county public health program. Topics include child and infant care, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, immunization,
alcoholism, blood banks, diphtheria, fluoridation, medical defense against atomic radiation, narcotics, obesity, polio, rheumatic
fever, tuberculosis, undulant fever, and water pollution. The series "Community Controversy," presents the public hearing
as a lesson about community about decision-making in a democracy.
Creator:
Title:
"Empire County" radio series
Quantity:
9.9 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates:
1949-1958
Series Number:
B1070