May 21, 1991: Paul Coverdell (left), director of the Peace Corps; M. Gordon Wolman, Johns Hopkins University Interim Provost; and Carol Gray, Dean of the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, signed an agreement creating the Peace Corps Fellows Program at Johns Hopkins. It was the first such program at a U.S. nursing school, and has since graduated 387 Returned Peace Corps Volunteers.
Episode 30: Youth Suicide Prevention in the United States
September is National Suicide Prevention Month. According to the World Health Organization, more than 700,000 people die due to suicide every year. Many more people think about or attempt suicide. It is the fourth leading cause of death among 15-29 year olds, and in the US, one person dies every 11 minutes from suicide. Discussing…