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American Heart Association

American Heart Association: Conditions: Congenital Heart Defects

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn in-depth information about congenital heart defects and their impact on both children and adults. Information about types of heart defects, their impact on future health, causes and treatment options are also given.
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Secondary Hypertension

For Students 9th - 10th
This resourcecontains a thorough overview of secondary hypertension. There is also information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and more.
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Other

Med Help: The World's Largest Health Community

For Students 9th - 10th
Med Help is designed to help "patients find the highest quality medical information in the world today." It includes an eNewsletter, news from The Cleveland Clinic Heart Center and ABC TV, and a list of articles which can be searched by...
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Cardiovascular Health

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson is all about your heart and how to keep it healthy. Cholesterol, Heart diseases such as hypertension, stroke and heart attacks are discussed as well as steps to maintain a fit heart.
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Other

International Health News Database: Vitamin B12

For Students 9th - 10th
At this website, there are several summaries of medical studies and clinical trials on vitamin B12 and its role in preventing and treating various health conditions. Read about vitamin B12's role in fighting such conditions as...
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Harvard University

Family Health Guide: Emergencies and First Aid: Bleeding

For Students 9th - 10th
There are three sections in this website: "Butterfly Bandages," "Direct Pressure for Bleeding and Pressure Points for Bleeding," and "How to Stop a Nosebleed." Each includes clear sketches that will help you get most types of external...
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New York State Dept. of Health

New York State Department of Health: Cardiovascular Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this resource to learn how proper nutrition and diet play a role in preventing heart disease. Provides facts and figures on causes, costs, and risk factors for the disease.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Arrhythmias

For Students 9th - 10th
A wealth of information on arrhythmias. Find out about the kinds of arrhythmias, causes, and treatments.
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American Heart Association

American Heart Association: Conditions: Congestive Heart Failure

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn extensive information on congestive heart failure. Content includes a focus on diet concerns, necessary lifestyle and exercise changes, available treatments, tips on working with your doctor, a caregiver's guide, and more.
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Other

Prevent Disease: Exercise & Preventing Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
This web-article discusses how exercise not only helps prevent disease, but also improves the health of those who have certain medical conditions. Learn how physical activity helps individuals battle cardiovascular and musculoskeletal...
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American Heart Association

American Heart Association: Getting Healty: Nutrition Center: Potassium

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about potassium and why the mineral is important to our health.
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WebMD

Web Md: Heart Attack Treatments

For Students 9th - 10th
In WebMD's entry on heart attacks, there is a section on treatments and diagnosis. Read about the various things that can be done to improve your health and decrease your risk of having a heart attack.
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Texas Heart Institute

Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Nutrition

For Students 9th - 10th
One-page article with a complete overview of the importance of good nutrition in reducing your risk for health problems, including facts on nutrients, vitamins, body mass, snacking tips, and ChooseMyPlate.
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American Heart Association

American Heart Association: Congenital Heart Defects: Aortic Valve Stenosis

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore aortic valve stenosis, the improper closure of the aortic valve. Content describes what aortic regurgitation is with an animation, what causes it, and what can be done for this irregularity.
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American Heart Association

American Heart Association: Getting Healthy: Physical Activity: Get Moving!

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the health benefits of exercise. Content includes helpful tips on how to incorporate activity into your daily life and a link to the association's guidelines for improving heart health through fitness.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Saving a Life: Heart Valve Replacement

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use their knowledge about how healthy heart valves function to design, construct and implant prototype replacement mitral valves for hypothetical patients' hearts. Building on what they learned in the associated lesson about...
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BBC

Bbc Schools: Ks2 Bitesize: Science: Living Things: Circulation

For Students 3rd - 8th
Check Steve's cardiovascular health before he starts filming his dangerous wildlife special. Following the activity, read more about the heart, and then take a quick quiz to check for understanding.
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American Heart Association

American Heart Association: Cardiovascular Conditions: Coronary Artery Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the impact of coronary artery disease on the heart, including when it begins and what can be done to stop its progression. This page includes important facts about the disease and who is at risk for developing it.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 11.25 Blood Pressure

For Students 5th - 9th
Take a look at blood pressure in the human body.
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US National Library of Medicine

Medline Plus: Videos Y Multimedia

For Students 9th - 10th
Online presentations on more than 150 health topics, diseases, and conditions, from acne to viruses. Each plays as a slide presentation, with sound, that you can control or set to autoplay. Time varies from 5-20 minutes. Available in...
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Michael E. De Bakey, m.d.

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the influential Dr. Michael E. DeBakey known as the "Father of Modern Cardiovascular Surgery". Read about his background and myriad of achievements, listen to an interview, and view a gallery of pictures.
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Department of Defense

Do Dea: Physical Fitness Activity

For Students 5th - 8th
Exercise must be performed regularly throughout life to achieve the benefits of physical fitness, wellness, and disease prevention. In this self-guided unit, you will be introduced to the components of fitness, principles of exercise,...
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American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement: Louis Ignarro, ph.d.

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography of Louis Ignarro, famous for his groundbreaking work in treating cardiovascular disease and winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Medicine. Includes a profile, interview and photo gallery.
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Children's Museum

The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Sports Science and Wellness

For Teachers 4th - 6th
This unit of study contains three lessons, each with three experiences that may be taught together or individually. Each lesson will connect to science and/or math standards, along with a health standard or sports connection.

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