Heather Cox Richardson and 250 to 250: Jonas Salk, Narrated by Peter Salk
Dr. Peter L. Salk is an American physician, professor, and public health advocate. Peter previously served as president of the Jonas Salk Legacy Foundation, an organization dedicated to preserving and extending the contributions of his father, Dr. Jonas Salk. He shares how a team of researchers and millions of everyday Americans came together to defeat polio.
In the early 1900s, polio was a serious disease in the United States.
- Polio made many children very sick.
- Some children could not walk, and some died.
- Parents feared polio every year.
Jonas Salk and his team developed a vaccine against polio.
- In 1955, the vaccine was shown to be safe and effective.
- About 1.8 million children took part in the vaccine study.
- After the vaccine was introduced, polio cases dropped quickly.
- Today, polio is no longer a major threat in the United States because children are vaccinated.
- Millions of Americans donated money to the March of Dimes to support the research.
- Americans worked together to fight the disease.
- The polio vaccine helped save millions of lives.
POP Interview and Civics Quiz:
- N-400 Part 6:01: How many children do you have under the age of 18?
- USCIS 100:53. What is one promise you make when you become a United States citizen?
- USCIS 128:118. Name one example of an American innovation.
Family Fun:
- Crayola: Jonas Salk coloring page
- Evanston Round Table: To ‘the children of the world’: Glenna Goodacre’s sculpture celebrates Rotary’s battle against polio
- End Polio: resources | coloring pages
- NMAH: Preventing Polio
- NPS: A Disability Christmas Carol
- PBS American Experience: The Polio Crusade full video | short lessons
- Smithsonian Channel: President Roosevelt's War on Polio
- Smithsonian Magazine: America at 250: The Revolutionary Spark: When the Fear of Polio Gripped the World, Jonas Salk’s Determination Led to a Liberating Medical Breakthrough
- TED-ed: The real reason polio is so dangerous
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