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2025

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Graphic Panel, Monitoring the Body

This is a Graphic panel. It is a part of the department.

Many individuals and families want to monitor their own health at home and in their communities. Trips to a clinic or hospital can be inconvenient and intimidating, leading to delayed treatment. Such visits also expose people to potential infection. Telehealth accelerated during the COVID-19 crisis. Tracking population data helped public health officials respond to the pandemic.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 167.6 × 167.6 cm (5 ft. 6 in. × 5 ft. 6 in.)

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Design and Healing: Creative Responses to Epidemics.

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