Asthma -- Treatment

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Silent color film depicting a Jewish National Home for Asthmatic Children (JNHAC) convention, as well as scenes from JNHAC.

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Silent black and white depicting scenes from the Jewish National Home for Asthmatic Children. Footage is slightly faded in the beginning.

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Silent black and white film depicting scenes from the Jewish National Home for Asthmatic Children. Produced in conjunction with University of Denver Communications Center. Multiple clips spliced together.

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Silent black and white film depicting various scenes from the Jewish National Home for Asthmatic Children.

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Narrated black and white film footage from Denver Channel 7 that provides information on activities of the Jewish National Home for Asthmatic Children and the lives of asthmatic children.

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Silent black and white film negative of Jewish National Home for Asthmatic Children Panorama program on Denver Channel 7.

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Color film depicting role of Jewish National Home for Asthmatic Children (JNHAC) in the treatment of such patients. Same film as "We've Got Asthma on the Run," sans title screen. The closing credits name the cast members of the film as Jimmy Bath, Miriam Porter, Irving Atkins, C.B. Ford, and children of the Jewish National Home for Asthmatic Children. A production of the University of Denver Communications Center.

Abstract The National Asthma Center (NAC) existed under a series of names. It was founded in 1907 by Fannie Lorber as the Denver Sheltering Home for Jewish Children; from 1928-1952, it was called the National Home for Jewish Children in Denver; from 1953-1956, it was the Jewish National Home for Asthmatic Children in Denver; from 1957-1972, it was the Children's Asthma Research Institute and Hospital (CARIH); and from 1973-1977, it was the National Asthma Center. In 1978, it merged with the National...

Abstract In 1899, the Jewish community erected the non-sectarian National Jewish Hospital for Consumptives (NJH), the first sanatorium in Denver, Colorado, for tuberculosis victims. With the financial assistance of the International B'nai B'rith fraternal organization, patients from all over the U.S. were admitted free of charge. The NJH adopted a program that emphasized the benefits of fresh air, proper nutrition, and rest. The hospital was founded by a group of Jewish residents of Denver who were...

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Interview includes biographical information, came to Denver because he had TB, went to University of DU Law School, covers history of National Jewish Hospital- changing from tuberculosis treatment to asthma, mergers and how the hospital changed.