Research project
What is the Healthy Hearts @ School Study? The number of children with high blood pressure is continually increasing. Having a high blood pressure increases the likelihood of poorer heart health in later life. By checking children’s blood pressure, we can identify these children earlier and help them and their families manage that risk. The aims of this study are to: determine how best to screen children’s blood pressure through a primary school-based screening program and develop and test a heart health education program. What is the heart health education program? The heart health education program will include age-appropriate interactive educational sessions about heart health for students in Grades 3-6. Topics covered may include understanding the structure and function of the cardiovascular system, blood pressure and effective ways to maintain a healthy heart. The package will be co-designed with primary school teachers, PE teachers and researchers at the Murdoch Children’s ...