Heart+Health+Brochure

Adapted from **Mande Shecterle's Webquest**
 * Research Project: Heart Health Brochure **

** Introduction[[image:A-Healthy-Heart.jpg width="240" height="204" align="right"]] **
Your community is in the midst of a health crisis! Currently, your community has the highest percentage of people diagnosed with heart disease in the whole state. You are a community health educator who has been hired by the mayor to train citizens on how to have a healthy heart. You will need to learn as much as possible about heart disease and prepare yourself to educate your fellow citizens on the best ways to avoid getting heart disease.

** Task **
You are to create a brochure to present to the community. Make sure you present practical information to the community in a fun, and informative manner. You will have ONE CLASS PERIOD to research and create your brochure so work silently and effectively!

** Process **
**Step 1:** Pick 1 type of heart disease from the list to research.
 * Angina
 * Atherosclerosis
 * Arteriosclerosis
 * Coronary artery disease
 * Diabetes
 * Heart attack
 * Heart failure
 * High cholesterol
 * Hypertension
 * Stroke
 * Pick 1 not from the list, but it must meet teacher approval!

**Step 2:** Gather updated factual information related to the topic you chose. You will use the websites from our class wiki to find the answers to your questions. Some questions to ask:
 * What is the disease you chose?
 * What causes the disease?
 * How does it affect the body?
 * How is it treated?
 * How can it be prevented?

**Step 3:** Record your information on looseleaf or on a graphic organizer.

**Step 4:** Create a brochure using the information you researched. Refer to your rubric to see if you have met all the criteria!

**Step 5**: Be ready to present your brochure the next day!

**Brochure Rubric: Heart Health (20 points)**
 * CATEGORY || **4** || **3** || **2** || **1** ||
 * **Writing - Mechanics** || Capitalization and punctuation are correct throughout the brochure. || Capitalization and punctuation are correct throughout the brochure after feedback from an adult. || There are 1-2 capitalization and/or punctuation errors in the brochure even after feedback from an adult. || There are several capitalization or punctuation errors in the brochure even after feedback from an adult. ||
 * **Writing - Grammar** || There are no grammatical mistakes in the brochure. || There are no grammatical mistakes in the brochure after feedback from an adult. || There are 1-2 grammatical mistakes in the brochure even after feedback from an adult. || There are several grammatical mistakes in the brochure even after feedback from an adult. ||
 * **Content - Accuracy** || All facts in the brochure are accurate. || 99-90% of the facts in the brochure are accurate. || 89-80% of the facts in the brochure are accurate. || Fewer than 80% of the facts in the brochure are accurate. ||
 * **Attractiveness & Organization** || The brochure has exceptionally attractive formatting and well-organized information. || The brochure has attractive formatting and well-organized information. || The brochure has well-organized information. || The brochure's formatting and organization of material are confusing to the reader. ||
 * **Graphics/Pictures** || Graphics go well with the text and there is a good mix of text and graphics. || Graphics go well with the text, but there are so many that they distract from the text. || Graphics go well with the text, but there are too few and the brochure seems "text-heavy". || Graphics do not go with the accompanying text or appear to be randomly chosen. ||

Helpful Websites
KidsHealth: Animation of Blood Flow through Heart KidsHealth.org: What is Heart Disease? PBS: 10 Things You Never Knew About Heart Disease (PDF file)
 * Introduction **

National Library of Medicine: Atherosclerosis National Library of Medicine: Arteriosclerosis
 * Arteriosclerosis/Atherosclerosis **

HeartHealthyWomen.org: Chest Pain (Angina) National Heart Lung and Blood Institute: Angina
 * Angina **

=Cholesterol=

American Heart Association: High Blood Cholesterol
= **Coronary Artery Disease** = Center for Disease Control: Coronary Artery Disease National Heart Lung and Blood Institute: Coronary Artery Disease

=**Diabetes**= American Heart Association: Diabetes KidsHealth.org: Diabetes

Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) American Heart Association: Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)
 * Hypertension (aka High Blood Pressure) **

American Heart Association: Heart Failure National Heart Lung and Blood Institute: Heart Attacks PBS: Know The Signs of a Heart Attack (PDF file)
 * Heart Attack/ Heart Failure **

= **Stroke** = American Heart Association: Stroke (in children) KidsHealth.org: Stroke

5 Medication-free Strategies To Prevent Heart Disease PBS: Take One Step to a Healthy Heart (PDF file) National Library of Medicine: Heart Disease Prevention University of Maryland: Tips for Heart Disease Prevention
 * Preventative Measures **


 * Especially for Women **