Project Heart Special Presentations—view narrated slide presentations on these topics:
Suggested links listed below include relevant websites on anatomy, nutrition, and exercise, as well as on general topics like curriculum and professional organizations. They are just starting points. We welcome your feedback.
- Aim for a Healthy Weight: National Institutes of Health
Interactive Menu Planner
hp2010.nhlbihin.net/menuplanner/menu.cgi
Portion Distortion Quiz
hp2010.nhlbihin.net/portion/
- Alliance for a Healthier Generation: letting kids have fun while they learn the importance of health and fitness.
www.healthiergeneration.org/kids/
Go Healthy Challenge
www.igohugo.org/
- American Diabetes Association:
school walk for diabetes classroom ideas
http://schoolwalk.diabetes.org/site/PageServer?
pagename=SW_COOR_ideas
- American Dietetic Association: Food and Nutrition Information
www.eatright.org
- American Heart Association: Children and Nutrition
americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?
identifier=3007590
- Bio Ed Online: Biology teacher resources from Baylor College of Medicine
www.bioedonline.org/
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Department of Nutrition and Physical Activity
cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/news.htm
- Children’s Nutrition Research Center: Baylor College of Medicine
kidsnutrition.org
Healthy eating calculator balancing calories and activity level
kidsnutrition.org/HealthyEating_calculator.htm
- Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Lesson Plans and Activities: search by subject, grade level, and keyword; for example, "heart health" for Grades 3-5.
www.pbs.org/teachersource/
Kids Activities and Websites: Games, Stories, Coloring, Music and PBSKids Go! Search this site by keyword.
pbskids.org/
- Dole Food Company: Dole 5 A Day (Dole SuperKids)
www.dole5aday.com
- Encyclopedia: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/
- Franklin Institute Museum: The Giant Heart, a Healthy Interactive Experience
http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/index.html
- Food composition
USDA National Nutrient Database
Search for any food and get its complete nutrient breakdown
www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/
- Go Healthy Challenge: Activity site for teens
www.igohugo.org/
- Harvard School of Public Health: Department of Nutrition, Healthy Eating Pyramid
hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/
- Healthy Kids Challenge: Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Solutions for Kids
www.healthykidschallenge.com
- Heartbeats: Elephant Nature Park: dedicated to the preservation and future of Thai elephants
thaifocus.com/elephant/heartbeat.htm
- HowStuffWorks: Health and Science tabs
www.howstuffworks.com/
- Live It! helps sixth-graders develop good exercise and nutrition habits
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/
heart/obesity/wecan/liveit/
- National Cholesterol Education Program
hp2010.nhlbihin.net/cholmonth/
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: Information for Patients and the Public: Selected Audiences
nhlbi.nih.gov/health/pubs/pub_slct.htm
- Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media: KidsHealth
www.kidshealth.org
- Nickelodeon: Nicktrition
www.nick.com/myworld/nicktrition/
- Open the Door to a Healthy Heart: providing heart-healthy tips for the entire family
www.healthyfridge.org
- Powerful Girls have Powerful Bones: a site especially for 9- to 12-year old girls
www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones/
and a companion website for their parents
www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones/parents/
- Produce for Better Health Foundation: Fruits & Veggies-More Matters
www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/
- Society for Nutrition Education: Resources and Relationships
sne.org/
- Stroke Recognition
"Kids improve grades on stroke recognition with new program" American Stroke Association journal report 2/16/2006
www.strokeassociation.org/
presenter.jhtml?identifier=3037331
- Square Meals: Nourishing Children’s Bodies and Minds (Texas Department of Agriculture)
www.squaremeals.org/
- Texas Children’s Hospital: Food and Nutrition Center
texaschildrenshospital.org/carecenters/Nutrition/
- Texas Department of State Health Services
dshs.state.tx.us/kids/lessonplans/default.shtm
- Texas Education Agency: Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
tea.state.tx.us/teks/
- Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center
texasheart.org
- The companion website for the NOVA program, "Cut to the Heart," originally broadcast on PBS.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/heart/
- The companion website to the NOVA program "Electric Heart," originally broadcast on PBS.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/eheart/
- U.S. Department of Agriculture: My Pyramid for Kids
www.mypyramid.gov/kids/
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Healthy People 2010
healthypeople.gov
- Unilever Foods: Never2Early campaign for heart-healthy diet and lifestyle starting at age 2
www.never2early.org
- We Can! Ways to Enhance Children’s Activity and Nutrition
nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/
heart/obesity/wecan/
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