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The serious side of historical games
Some games carry a weighty message, from the earliest form of snakes and ladders that led to either heaven or hell, to chess pieces representing the dangerous manoeuvres of unsafe sex in the 80s.
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Rediscovering a love of the game
Sexism and homophobia in football prompted Lara Goodwin to stop playing the sport at 19. Today, while discrimination in the game is still rife, Lara has found hope – and like-minded players – in an inclusive east London club.
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Two health centres, two ideologies
Two futuristic, light-filled buildings aimed to bring forward-looking healthcare to city dwellers. But the principles behind each were very different.
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Natural eating in Jamaica and the Caribbean
Riaz Phillips is passionate about the Jamaican food he grew up with and plant-based Caribbean food he came to later, like roti, baiganee and vegan stews and curries. Here he explores the origins and surging popularity of these natural ‘health foods’.
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Medical facilities available at a modern health centre contrasted with ill health in old-fashioned housing. Colour lithograph after A. Games, 1942.
Games, Abram, 1914-1996.Date: 1943Reference: 20283i- Pictures
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Caution against sexually transmitted disease. Colour lithograph after A. Games, 1941.
Games, Abram, 1914-1996.Date: [1941]Reference: 20273i- CD-Roms
Games for life.
Date: 1996- Archives and manuscripts
Correspondence - non AIDS
Date: 1987-1989Reference: SA/HEC/A/43/13/11Part of: Health Education Council and Health Education Authority- Pictures
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A modern block of flats contrasted with a row of unhealthy terrace houses. Colour lithograph after A. Games, 1942.
Games, Abram, 1914-1996.Date: [1942]Reference: 20282i