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Manitoba Dept. of Education, Winnipeg. – 1983
This manual outlines the curriculum for the Heart Saver Program, designed for students in the tenth grade in Manitoba. It contains guidelines for instruction on: (1) risk factors of heart disease; (2) warning signals of heart attack; (3) factors involved in intervening in an emergency; (4) anatomy and physiology; (5) techniques for dealing with an…
Descriptors: Cardiovascular System, Emergency Programs, First Aid, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedKrupka, L. R.; Vener, A. M. – American Biology Teacher, 1991
Recommendations on how biology teachers can incorporate information into their lessons on cardiovascular disease and the importance of students understanding this disease are discussed. The result of a cardiovascular knowledge test given to college students shows the lack of knowledge students have about this subject. (KR)
Descriptors: Biology, College Students, Diseases, Health Education
Peer reviewedLalak, Helen – Science Teacher, 1992
Describes a study to assess the effectiveness of an Awareness for Instituting Self Help program that screens and informs at-risk family clusters about heart disease. High school seniors attended a lecture, filled out family history tree questionnaires, took blood pressure and cholesterol tests, and at-risk students followed a prescribed lifestyle…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Cardiovascular System, Diseases, Health Education
Peer reviewedGidding, Samuel S.; And Others – Journal of School Health, 1995
This article presents recommendations developed at the 1994 American Heart Association's Children's Heart Health Conference to promote cardiovascular health in children, particularly regarding public health, lifestyle, and behavior. The recommendations cover the areas of physical activity, nutrition, and tobacco, providing suggestions for schools,…
Descriptors: Cardiovascular System, Child Health, Community Role, Eating Habits
Download full textGrippo, Lois; Kelso, Richard – 1993
This high school resource package for the public television series "Healing and the Mind with Bill Moyers" includes: (1) a teacher's guide that provides complete lesson plans for each program in the series; (2) a glossary that features definitions of the terms used in the series; (3) a bibliography containing books of interest to both…
Descriptors: Buddhism, Cancer, Chinese Culture, Educational Television
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Inst. (DHHS/NIH), Bethesda, MD. – 1995
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health has launched an initiative called the Cardiovascular Health Promotion Project to teach heart-healthy habits to children. One of the programs developed by this initiative, CATCH, the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health, is the largest…
Descriptors: Cardiovascular System, Child Health, Eating Habits, Elementary Education
