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The Checkerboard Cardiovascular Curriculum: A Culturally Oriented Program
Author(s) -
Harris Mary B.,
Davis Sally M.,
Ford Valerie L.,
Tso Helen
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of school health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.851
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1746-1561
pISSN - 0022-4391
DOI - 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1988.tb05842.x
Subject(s) - navajo , curriculum , culturally sensitive , culturally appropriate , obesity , cardiovascular health , medicine , medical education , gerontology , habit , psychology , family medicine , pedagogy , social psychology , philosophy , linguistics , disease , pathology , psychotherapist
A cardiovascular health education curriculum was designed and pilot‐tested with 218 fifth grade students from rural New Mexico. The program incorporated materials, examples, and exercises relevant to the Navajo and Pueblo American Indian and Hispanic cultures of the students. Significant increases in knowledge about the cardiovascular system, exercise, nutrition and obesity, tobacco use, and habit change were found, suggesting a culturally oriented program may help promote a healthy lifestyle in minority group children.