Handout
Texas Heart Institute

Texas Heart Institute: Heart Information Center: Heart Disease Risk Factors

For Students 9th - 10th
One-page article answers questions about heart disease risk factors in children and teenagers including high blood pressure, cholesterol, smoking, obesity, and physical inactivity.
Lesson Plan
Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Nicotine Addiction

For Teachers 9th - 10th
From the Yale-New Haven Teacher's Institute, comprehensive history of tobacco, the tobacco industry, and tobacco-related illnesses.
Article
Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of hypertension. Includes information on symptoms, treatment, prevention, and much more.
Article
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Chewing Tobacco: Not a Safe Product

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from the Mayo Clinic, you can read about smokeless tobacco and the dangers associated with it. This article includes information on how smokeless tobacco can cause the same problems,such as addiction, cardiovascular disease,...