Coronavirus Learning Companion
Pops, Vito, and Big Sam enjoy a socially distanced community picnic while learning about vaccines and how they create immunity to diseases.
Jazzy’s tired of wearings masks, but her mom encourages her to keep it up and adds some fun with cute new masks for her. Jazzy forgets to wash her new masks after wearing at school for a week, so she and mom wash them together.
Miss Georgia is worried about getting a COVID-19 vaccination. Pops and Jazzy help her learn that while developed quickly, the COVID-19 vaccines are safe, how an mRNA vaccine works and why it is safe, and how getting the majority of people vaccinated creates herd immunity.
A clear, fun way to present facts about life in our current environment. A resource for all ages, not just kids.
John Stork, MD
Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care
Why use Coronavirus Learning Companion?
Understanding the “why” helps everyone stay the course. Knowing why we are asked to wash hands with soap, social distance, wear masks, and get vaccinated makes it easier to keep doing so!
Families are looking for reliable, easy-to-understand information to help kids understand why the current health recommendations are so important. What’s better than reading a story together?
Coronavirus Learning Companion isn’t just for kids! The whirlwind of information shared online can be exhausting. Friendly stories in a comic book format are an enjoyable way for people of all ages to learn something new or just refresh what they already know. Stories are easier to understand, remember, and apply to our own lives!
Coronavirus Learning Companion Contents
Survey: A Community-Based Approach to Understanding and Improving Adherence to CDC COVID-19 Guidelines:
This survey is being conducted by the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital to provide better information and resources to the general public about COVID-19 and personal safety. At the end of this survey, if you would like to receive a bandana or mask as a thank you, you will be asked for your address. If you are interested in receiving more information about COVID-19, we will also ask you to provide an email address.
Coronavirus Learning Companion was developed by the We Engage 4 Health Project (WE4H). WE4H is a collaboration of the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC), University of Cincinnati, Miami University Center for Chemistry Education, and Seven Hills Neighborhood House.
We Engage 4 Health is supported by the Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) Program of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), award number R25GM129808. Contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH. For more information about the SEPA program, visit nihsepa.org.
The content of Coronavirus Learning Companion is provided for informational purposes only, is believed to be current and accurate at the time of posting, and is not intended as, and should not be construed to be medical or consulting advice.
