讲究卫生促进农业丰产, 除害灭病保障人民健康 (Let's emphasize public health to promote agricultural production), 1963

讲究卫生促进农业丰产, 除害灭病保障人民健康 (Let's emphasize public health to promote agricultural production), Guizhou Province: Institute of Health Education, 1963

This poster, made in 1963, links the goals of the Great Leap Forward, a communist campaign organized by Chairman Mao to transform the agricultural base of China from 1958 to the early 1960s, with the future of China’s public health—healthy rural communities create a healthy agricultural industry. Shown here are two images of a children holding objects such as insecticide sprayers, fly swatters and dusters, and washing clothes, all suggesting various methods of infectious disease prevention. Underneath the images is a poem describing the four seasons of rural livelihood and the importance of public health and hygiene.