Project Heart Special Presentations—view narrated slide presentations on these topics:

• Recognizing hypertension in children
• A coordinated approach to childhood obesity

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: To reduce the nationwide prevalence of childhood obesity by 2015 and to empower kids nationwide to make healthy lifestyle choices.
  www.healthiergeneration.org/
  empowerME activity site for youth
  www.empowerme2b.org/
  
  
• America's Move to Raise a Healthier Generation of Kids
  Web community with First Lady Michelle Obama, with the goal of solving the epidemic of childhood obesity.
  http://letsmove.gov/
  
  
• 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: Healthier Kids 
  www.heart.org/HEARTORG/GettingHealthy/
  HealthierKids/Healthier-Kids_UCM_304156_
  SubHomePage.jsp  
  
  
• Best Bones Forever!  A bone health campaign for girls from US Department of Health & Human Services.
  www.bestbonesforever.gov 
  
  
• Bio Ed Online: Biology teacher resources from Baylor College of Medicine
  www.bioedonline.org/
  
  
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Nutrition 
  www.cdc.gov/nutrition/  
  
  
• Children’s Nutrition Research Center: Baylor College of Medicine
  kidsnutrition.org
  Healthy eating calculator balancing calories and activity level
  www.bcm.edu/cnrc/healthyeatingcalculator/
  eatingCal.html
  
  
• 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/teachers 
  Kids Activities and Websites: Games, Stories, Coloring, Music and PBSKids Go! Search this site by keyword.
  pbskids.org/
  
  
• Food composition
  USDA National Nutrient Database
  Search for any food and get its complete nutrient breakdown
  www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search/
  
  
• 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/ 
      
• MrGym.com: comprehensive elementary and secondary physical education resources online
  http://mrgym.com 
  
  
• 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
  
  
• The Nutrition Source: Knowledge for healthy eating from Harvard School of Public Health: Department of Nutrition
  hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/
    
• PELINKS4U: promoting active and healthy lifestyles
  www.pelinks4u.org/ 
  
  
• Produce for Better Health Foundation: Fruits & Veggies-More Matters
  www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/
  
  
• Society for Nutrition Education: Resources and Relationships
  sne.org/
  
  
• Square Meals: Nourishing Children’s Bodies and Minds (Texas Department of Agriculture)
  www.squaremeals.org/
  
  
• SuperKids Nutrition: nutrition education and healthy eating tips
  www.superkidsnutrition.com  
  
  
• 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 
  www.tea.state.tx.us/index2.aspx?id=6148  
  
  
• Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center
  www.texasheart.org/hic  
  
  
• 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/
  
  
• US Department of Agriculture: My Plate
  www.choosemyplate.gov/
  
  
• US Department of Health and Human Services: Healthy People 2020
  healthypeople.gov
  
  
  
• We Can! Ways to Enhance Children’s Activity and Nutrition
  nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/
  heart/obesity/wecan/
  

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