The Vaccine Makers Project
- 13 Jul, 2021
- The Latino Cancer Institute
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The Latino Cancer Institute works closely with researchers with the goal of bringing answers to the community …or bringing community to the answers. One of our mantras continues to be Science Meets Service.
Let’s start by instilling in our young children a respect for science, and facts, or evidence based information, in the face of growing chisme (Spanish for gossip), misinformation and disinformation, all of which wreaked havoc on vaccine uptake.
When I was a teen, I didn’t much appreciate science lab lessons or cutting up a frog!
But I cherish that I had a robust round of science classes in high school. So many kids don’t have that luxury of choice.
But it’s never too late to help children understand the value of science so they can make quality, informed decisions as they grow.
TLCI is sharing this article “Many Schools Don’t Teach About the Science of Vaccines. Here’s Why They Should”…and a link to the Vaccine Makers Project
To unpack how vaccine education in K-12 schools can have long-lasting impacts on students’ attitudes toward vaccines, Education Week spoke with Charlotte Moser, the assistant director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
The center has developed a free to use, K-12 science curriculum on vaccines through its Vaccine Makers Project. (EdWeek, 7/2/21)
The Vaccine Makers Project (VMP) is the classroom-based program of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
The VMP offers free classroom materials to educate students about the immune system and how it works, diseases and their causes, and vaccines and the science behind them.
Please share the VMP with your school districts and community based agencies. It’s never too late for adults to learn a few things, even cutting up a frog!
