Heart Disease Lesson Plan

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Pablo Hernandez
Grade: 9th
Content Area: Personal and Community Health
Topic: Types of Heart Disease

Standards
Standard 1: Essential Concepts
1.1.P Discuss the value of actively managing personal health behaviors.
1.2.P Evaluate the importance of regular medical and dental checkups, vaccinations, and
examinations.
1.3.P Identify symptoms that should prompt individuals to seek health care.

Objectives:
Upon the completion of the lesson, students will be able to…
1. Identify the different types of heart disease conditions.
2. Identify the symptoms and effects of heart disease on the body.

Anticipatory Set: (5 min)

At the start of the lesson the instructor will ask:
1. “By a show of hands, who knows what is the leading cause of death in the United
States?”
- Students should raise hands, but no answers should be given out yet.
2. “For a couple of minutes, discuss with the person next to you about what the leading
cause in the United States is.”
3. “Now that all of you have discussed, does anyone know what the leading cause of death
is?”
- Students will raise their hands and eventually should answer with “heart disease” or
“cardiovascular disease”.
Input/Modeling/Lecture: (35 min)
1. The instructor will begin the lesson by providing characteristics on the effect of heart
disease in the United States.
a. Heart disease, also known as cardiovascular disease, in the #1 leading cause of death
in the United States with about 610,000 people dying each year. (1 in every 4 deaths)
 b. Heart disease generally is a condition that affects the heart and blood vessels, which
can result in restricted blood flow. There is a numerous amount of heart disease
problems, many of which are related to the process called atherosclerosis.
- Atherosclerosis: “a condition that develops when a substance called plaque builds up
in the walls of the arteries. This buildup narrows the arteries, making it harder for
blood to flow through.”
c. Narrowing of the blood arteries can directly result in the more serious conditions of
heart disease, such as heart attack and stroke.

2. Types of Heart Disease

a. Coronary artery disease
b. Stroke
c. Heart Attack
d. Rheumatic Heart Disease
e. Congenital Heart Disease

3. Risk Factors of Heart Disease

a. Unhealthy Diet
-Diets high in saturated fats, trans fat, and cholesterol have been linked to heart
disease and atherosclerosis
- High amounts of sodium in the diet can raise blood pressure levels

b. Physical Inactivity
-Physical inactivity (along with an unhealthy diet) can increase the changes of heart
disease because the heart will not be able to effectively pump blood throughout the
body.
-Physical activity can lower blood pressure and fats in the blood
-Physical activity helps the body manage blood sugar and insulin levels

c. Obesity
d. Increased Alcohol Consumption
e. Tobacco Use