Contributors to Project Heart instructional materials are acknowledged as members of the team.
November 2008—Award Recognizes Project Heart
The Project Heart website has been awarded a 2008 silver World Wide Web Health Award for health promotion/disease and injury prevention information.
The award recognizes the best web-based health-related content for consumers and professionals, with the goal of providing a "seal of quality" for electronic health information..
September 2008—Proyecto Corazón
The Project Heart website is now available in Spanish (en español). The curriculum, lesson plans, activity masters, and "Look" resources (including links to Heart Information Center topics) are fully integrated in the new Spanish version and you can also toggle back and forth between languages. We gratefully acknowledge the Albert and Margaret Alkek Foundation for its support for this project.
August 2008—Special Presentations Enhance Resources
"In the News" is a new feature for the Project Heart community. Check the page often for the latest articles about kids health, nutrition, and fitness issues.
January 2008—Website Honored for 3rd Year
The Texas Heart Institute website is one of only 6 websites to receive an Aesculapius Award of Excellence in 2007 from the Health Improvement Institute, in recognition of excellence in the communication of information about healthy lifestyles, disease prevention and health care. This award is our 3rd consecutive honor.
December 2007—Grade 6 Curriculum is Complete Learn the best food choices for fueling a healthy body and the best activities for strengthening your heart. Nutrition and exercise lesson plans round out the curriculum for Grade 6.
—New Form Makes Feedback Easy The Project Heart team welcomes your feedback; try our new secure form.
August 2007—Grant Will Support Enhancements The Albert and Margaret Alkek Foundation is providing a $1 million grant to Texas Heart Institute to establish an endowment to enable enhancement of Project Heart resources. Read the press release and stay tuned for further developments.
July 2007—Get Fit with 5th Grade The exercise lesson plan completes the curriculum for Grade 5. Explore a variety of ways for students to keep their hearts healthy. Look for the soccer ball icon in each grade level.
March 2007—Nutrition Month Make good nutrition part of a heart-healthy classroom; use the nutrition lesson for each grade level (look for the apple icon). Suggested Links lists myriad nutrition-oriented websites with resources and activities. For example, visit the American Dietetic Association for teacher activities promoting "Fad Free" eating.
January 2007—Lessons for Nutrition and Exercise Online Featuring calorie calculation activities and step trails, lesson plans 2 and 3 are now online, completing the curriculum for Grade 4.
—"Suggested Links" Expand As Project Heart lesson plans and activities develop, we discover new resources on the Internet that complement the curriculum. Visit the suggested links page often to discover some great websites for teachers, parents, and kids. And, we invite you to tell us about your favorite site so we can share it here.
See Milestones in the development of Project Heart.
Dr. Denton A. Cooley greets Project Heart team members at the Texas Heart Institute, June 2005.
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Make good nutrition part of a heart-healthy classroom; use the nutrition lesson for each grade level (look for the apple icon). 
