John,
We joined the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health this week to launch a free online course to train contract tracers who will help stop the spread of COVID-19. The course is available online and is open to anyone in the world, whether they are being hired to become a contact tracer or just want to understand the process.
Watch a video with course instructor Dr. Emily Gurley about why this is an important first step:
The course is one component of a new initiative to develop a large-scale contact tracing program in New York State. The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the top rated public health school in the nation, developed the training for prospective contact tracers, who will have to complete this course as a requirement for being hired by the State of New York to fight the pandemic. The course is also free for health departments in cities and states across the country and around the world to use as they expand their own contact tracing.
Read more on the free online course here:
https://bloombg.org/35Pa7iJ
Thanks,
Bloomberg Philanthropies
