Mary Anne Toepperwein|Linda A. Pruski|Cheryl L. Blalock|Olivia R. Lemelle|Michael J. Lichtenstein
Getting the word out: Teaching middle-school children about cardiovascular disease
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio|The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio|The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio|The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio|The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
cardiovascular disease cvd roots childhood cvd begins early clear strong case early education focused cvd primary prevention exists scientists traditionally involved disseminating health knowledge public education similarly public school teachers typically access biomedical research may increase students health science literacy one way bridge cultural gap researchers school teachers form scienceeducation partnerships partnerships successful teams scientists teachers must translate biomedical research plain language appropriate students work briefly review need improving health literacy especially schoolbased programs describe work one model scientistteacher partnership teacher enrichment initiatives examples cardiovascular research translated plain language lessons middleschool students provided practical considerations researchers pursuing scienceeducation partnership delineated