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HOW CAN MY EXTRAORDINARY KID BECOME EVEN MORE Extraordinary?
HOW CAN MY EXTRAORDINARY KID BECOME EVEN MORE Extraordinary?
Watch this video to learn about some kids who went the extra mile to be Extraordinary!
EOK Sizzle Reel.mp4
How to talk to your kids about the
Kids Heart Challenge
How to talk to your kids about the
Kids Heart Challenge
Use this FAMILY TREE to discover which health conditions, like heart disease, may be in your family. Learn more about how much family history you need to know here.
Watch this VIDEO to hear about why the Kids Heart Challenge is about more than collecting a keychain.
Incorporate health and helping others into your daily routines. Here are 15 ways to BE KIND!
FAMILY WELLNESS WEEK!
This toolkit has all you need to kick-off a week of family wellness activities!
Family_Engagement_Toolkit.pdffamily wellness wekk.pdf
family mealtime made fun!
family mealtime made fun!
Together_Tuesdays_Consumer_Flyer.pdfTired of sitting down for dinner and asking the kids "how was your day" and being met with the same "fine" day after day?
Download these mealtime conversation starters and keep everyone sharing during this special family time.
Mealtime_Conversation_Cards_English.pdfMealtime-Conversation-Cards_Spanish.pdf
What's in your kid's lunch?
What's in your kid's lunch?
Click here for the key parts of a healthy lunch and their benefits!
Looking for healthy lunch inspiration your kids will actually eat?
Pack the flavor with these lunch tips from the American Heart Association:
1) When kids help pack their lunch, they’re more likely to eat that lunch!
2) Try packing a fun dunkable, such as apples or carrots, with dippers, such as yogurt, nut butter, or salsa
3) Pack their favorite leftovers from family dinner. Use a thermos to keep foods at a safe temperature.
Life's essential 8 - for kids!
Life's essential 8 - for kids!
We all want our kids to grow up healthy and happy. Life’s Essential 8 are the key measures for improving and maintaining cardiovascular health. Supporting good heart and brain health early helps lower the risk for heart disease, stroke and other major health problems later in life.
LE8 for kids - control cholesterol infographic.pdf
LE8 for kids - manage blood sugar infographic.pdfLE8 for kids - manage BP infographic.pdfLE8 for kids - eat better infographic.pdfLE8 for kids - healthy weight infographic.pdfLE8 for kids - healthy sleep infographic.pdfLE8 for kids - more active infographic.pdfLE8 for kids - safe from tobacco infographic.pdfMove More!
A good starting goal is at least 150 minutes a week, but if you don't want to sweat the numbers, just move more! Find forms of exercise you like and will stick with, and build more opportunities to be active in your routine.
Download our Move More Toolkit!
A good starting goal is at least 150 minutes a week, but if you don't want to sweat the numbers, just move more! Find forms of exercise you like and will stick with, and build more opportunities to be active in your routine.
Download our Move More Toolkit!
Being physically active has health benefits no matter what age you are. It’s especially important to help kids grow into healthy adults. The American Heart Association recommends at least 60 minutes of activity every day. Try these tips to incorporate activity into your family’s routine.
It all adds up!
1. 🚴♀️Schedule family playtime, such as a game of tag or bike ride, after dinner each night.
2. 🪁 Choose toys that encourage movement, such as balls, kites, skateboards and jump rope.
3. 🌱 Plant a garden. Caring for plants gives your children a reason to get outside each day.
4. 🍂 Chip in with chores. Do home-maintenance projects as a family, such as raking leaves or watering plants.
NEWS FROM THE HEART
NEWS FROM THE HEART
American Heart Association and Additional Ventures commit $13 million to study rare congenital heart defect
American Heart Association and Additional Ventures commit $13 million to study rare congenital heart defect
About 1 in 15,000 babies born in the United States has single ventricle heart disease — a rare congenital heart defect caused when one of the heart’s lower chambers doesn’t fully develop. There is no cure, and treatment includes multiple surgeries beginning right after birth.
To deepen scientific knowledge about this complex syndrome and find a cure, the American Heart Association and Additional Ventures are co-funding $13 million for five collaborative research projects spanning three years.
The American Heart Association/Additional Ventures Collaborative Sciences Awards in Single Ventricle Heart Disease unites a multidisciplinary network of scientific teams from Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio; The Ohio State University in Columbus; Stanford University in Stanford, California; University of Colorado in Aurora; and Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora. Their research focuses on the biological mechanisms and science of clinical complications and concurring medical conditions in people with single ventricle heart disease.
“We are thrilled to see so many minds dedicated to this important problem,” said Erin Hoffmann, executive chairman and founder of Additional Ventures. “This program has inspired new projects and the creative, collaborative thinking that’s required to tackle the unknowns in this space.”
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