Tell us about yourself and what first sparked your interest in global health.

Thank you so much.

I'm very glad to be here.

So like I said, or like you mentioned, my name is Taritha Arvin.

I'm a rising senior at Olmsted Falls High School.

And specifically when it comes to my nonprofit and my interest in global health, the TB Kids Central is very personal to me and very specific as I actually went through having the disease when I was younger.

So in fifth grade, I had latent tuberculosis, which is essentially when the bacteria that causes the disease remains dormant within your body and does not cause any symptoms.

Was there like a certain spark for you that made you decide to do this?