Adolescent Health

Podcast Episode: Keeping Youth Connected during the Coronavirus Crisis

May 19, 2020

How can youth stay connected to supportive networks during the coronavirus crisis?

In this episode of the American Health Podcast—the second episode in our special coronavirus series—we're talking about how the crisis is affecting young people, and how one outreach program in Baltimore is adapting to keep youth connected to their supportive network.

Guests are:

  • Tamar Mendelson, Bloomberg Professor of American Health and Director of the Center for Adolescent Health at the Bloomberg School of Public Health
  • Joni Holifield, founder and president of HeartSmiles, a youth leadership and entrepreneurship program based in Baltimore
  • Isaiah Thomas, a 20-year-old who lives in Baltimore and is involved in HeartSmiles

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