The Childhood Years

- Season 4

(2023)

Shows how communities can prevent the spread of disease by providing safe water and milk supplies, sewage disposal facilities and anti-fly measures. Shows how individuals can protect themselves by keeping away from sick people, vaccinating whenever possible, securing medical care promptly when ill, and by building up body resistance through good nutrition, exercise and sufficient rest. Filmed 1940

How the united fund supports the care of emotionally disturbed and severely disabled children. Producer: wilding picture productions. Sponsor: united fund. Year: 1958. Length: 00:09:37. Audio: mono. Color: black and white.

Describes the national school lunch program, which is designed to provide from a third to one-half of the student's daily nutritional needs. Explains the importance of a well-balanced midday meal. Production company: u.s. Department of agriculture. Year: 1966. Length: 00:13:29. Audio: mono. Color.

Documents the polio vaccination campaign in columbus, georgia. The film is a wonderful look at a typical 1960s community and how it was able to band together in order to fight off a menacing disease. An early shot of bozo the clown being vaccinated is included. Documents the fight against polio as well as 60s community life. Filmed 1961

Patty garman carelessly runs onto a crowded highway and is hit by a car. The details of her treatment and recovery are shown. Produced and photographed by emily benton frith. Commentator: don mcnamara. Sound by telefilm. Year: 1947. Length: 00:15:52. Audio: mono. Color.

Illustrates a series of psychogenic diseases and attempts to relate them to the infants' relationships with their mothers. Producer: spitz, rene a. Year: 1952. Length: 00:19:13. Audio: silent. Color: black and white.

Explains what immunization is and how it is built up either by having a disease or by being inoculated with vaccine. Shows how smallpox vaccine is produced and used and how diphtheria toxins are treated to produce toxoids. Production company: encyclopaedia britannica films. Year: 1955. Length: 00:09:21. Audio: mono. Color: black and white.

Everyday aspects of mental health in an african american community in gainesville, georgia. Illustrates basic mental health concepts by showing ways parents can influence their child's mental and emotional growth and help him face problems. Producer: southern educational film production service. Sponsor: georgia department of public health. Filmed 195