Johns Hopkins launches COVID-19 class for kids

Johns Hopkins is once again putting themselves in the national spotlight during this pandemic.

First they created a COVID-19 cases map that’s widely used.

PUTTING THEMSELVES IN THENATIONAL SPOTLIGHT DURING THISPANDEMIC.

FIRST THEY CREATED ACOVI━19 CASES MAP THATWIDELY USED.

NOW THEY HAVEDEVELOPED AN ONLINE CURRICULUMTO TEACH KIDS ABOUT THE VIRUS&TURNING THEM INTO ADVOCATES ASA WAY TO STOP THE SPREAD.

WMAR2 NEWS ABBY ISAACS TELLS USABOUT THIS NEW INITIATIVE.ITIN.

SO WHY NOT TEACH KIDS IN ANEW WAY TOO.

WITH A NEWCOVI━19 COURSE, JOHNS HOPKINSDOCTORS ARE ENABLING THEM TOMAKE AN IMPACT ON THEIRCOMMUNITIES.

DR. ━ Theygoing to be spreading thisinformation with us andtheythan any doctor or nurse evercould IT STARTED WITHBALTIMORE TEACHERS REACHINGOUT, NEEDING HELP INEXPLAINING THE VIRUS TO THEIRSTUDENTS.

DR. G We were likewe should just make this intoa curriculum, let teachers beteachers but invite us in sowe can teach the kids aboutcovid 19 AND IT SPIRALED INTOA JOHNS HOPKIN━WIDEINITIATIVE ABOUT EDUCATION ANDPREVENTION DR. G Spread theinformation and not the virus.Help us fight the stigma, helpus fight the misinformationthatCOURSE OFFICIALLY LAUNCHEDLAST NIGHT, THEIR FIRSTSTUDENTS WERE FROM THE NO━PROFIT USHERIN ATLANTA, WHICH HELPS UNDE━RESOURCED YOUTH THROUGH ACOMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM.

DR.MEGAN COLLINS, C━ DIRECTOR OFJOHNS HOPKINS CONSORTIUM FORSCHOO━BASED HEALTH SOLUTION━I was just blown away by thesophisticated provocativequestions that kids asked andthe things they want to knowand it underscored the needthat is there and the abilitythat a program like this hasto address it.

THE COURSE ISBROKEN UP INTO FOUR SESSIONS.LAST NIGHT FOCUSED ON THEBIOLOGY OF THE VIRUS.

DR. G Wediscuss why it can spread inperson who have no symptomsand also makes it very complexto contain it AND THE BESTPAR━ ITALICIA WILSON, VP FOR ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT FOR JOHNS HOPKINSUNIVERSITY AND HEALTH SYSTE━It is a not cost that theseyoung people get access toworld class education THEYHOPE TO INTEGRATE THE COURSEINTO THE VIRTUAL FALLCURRICULUM IN SCHOOL SYSTEMSACROSS THE NATION.

ITMUTUAL BENEFIT FOR HOPKINSBECAUSE THEY ARE TRAININGTHEIR STUDENTS TO HELP IN THATEXPANSION.

MINDI LEVIN,DIRECTOR OF JOHNS HOPKINSSOURC━ Itbring Dr. g into theclassrooms but we want to takethe lessons that he has andtrain others to be able to gointo classrooms all over thecountry WITH NO VACCINE YET,THE GOAL IS TO MAKE THESTUDENTS THE FRONT LINE TOPREVENT THE SPREAD& AND MAYBEINSPIRE SOME FUTURE DOCTORSALONG THE WAY.

Geoff Strea━CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER,Ushe━ How great ofa story is it to say you as ateenager were on the frontlines in disseminatinginformation to turn the curveand you partnered with arenound institution in doingso and impacted your communityLOOKLIV━ EVEN THOUGH THEYJUST LAUNCHED, THEY ARE READYTO GO NATIONAL AND THEYLOOKING FOR NON PROFITS ANDSCHOOL SYSTEMS TO PARTNERWITH.

WE HAVE THE EMAIL TOCONNECT WITH THEM ON OURWEBSITE, WMAR 2 NEWS DOT COM.IN BALTIMORE ABBY ISAACS WMAR 2NEWS.A DOMESTIC DISPUTE TURNEVIOLEN━ IT'S WHAT