tonight, mike schuh reports a hopkins researcher istrying to protect an unlikely group of targets. >>orter: at an event for thousands of city students to choose their high school next year, amidst this hubbub, stands a man with an enviable education and mission to help these kids. >> ted abraham, umm a cardiologist at johns hopkins. there are conditions in children that could predispose them to not just heart disease later in life which is what we're doing today, looking for high cholesterol, diabetes and things they were born with that could cause them it tie suddenly. >> reporter: that's when these people come many. the kids' blood it tested, pressure checked. >> i'm not too worried about my heart. >> i want to check it out. >> heart problems run in my family so i want to make sure everything is okay. when they find problems it's due to genetics or social economic issues. >> we're hoping to give them the access to health care and give them the knowledge. >> reporter: mike schuh, wjz "eyewitness news." >> that hopkins group is already planning for next year's heart screening. >>> wra

but at johns hopkins researcher trying to protect an unlikely group. >> reporter: at an event for thousandsudents to choose their high school next year, amidst this hub you can stands a man with an envy able education and a mission to help these kids. >> i'm a cardiologist at johns hopkins. there are conditions in children that could also predispose them to not just heart disease later in life which is what we're doing today, looking for diabetes, high cholesterol, obesity, but also they might have things that they were born with that could cause them to die suddenly. >> reporter: so that's what these people come in. the kids' blood is tested, their pressure checked. >> i'm not too worried about my heart. >> i just wanted to check it out. >> heart problems run in our family. >> reporter: when they're finding problems often related to he ready, how they're living or socioeconomic issues. >> the main is they don't have access to health care. through these events we're hoping to give them access to health care and give them the knowledge they need to do something about it. >> reporter: wjz, ey