DENVER CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH EDUCATION ALLIANCE, PHASE I

丹佛学校心血管健康教育联盟（Cardiovascular Health Education Alliance for Denver Schools，简称EHEADS）是丹佛公立学区三所中学和三个加州大学校园的教师之间的生物医学教育合作伙伴关系，以支持基于调查的心血管健康和疾病团队。 该合作伙伴关系的目标是：1）提高对心血管健康和疾病的理解，对科学探究过程的理解，以及低收入，城市，种族多样性，公立中学学生对健康科学事业的兴趣2）协助中学科学教师向课堂实践迈进，包括更加强调以年龄合适的CVHD为组织主题的探究活动。支持这些目标的活动包括课程开发、教师的专业发展、学生与科学家榜样的接触，以及教师和学生获得科学设备以支持基于探究的团队合作。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Cardiovascular Health Education Alliance for Denver Schools (CardioHEADS) is a biomedical education partnership between faculty at three middle schools in the Denver Public Schools District and three UC campuses to support inquiry-based teaming about cardiovascular health and disease. The goals of this partnership are to: 1) Improve understanding of cardiovascular health and disease, understanding of the process of scientific inquiry, and interest in health science careers among low-income, urban, ethnically diverse, public middle school students 2) Assist middle school science teachers to progress toward classroom practice that includes more emphasis on inquiry-based activities using age-appropriate CVHD as an organizing theme. The activities to support these goals include curriculum development, professional development of teachers, student contact with scientist role models, and access for teachers and students to science equipment to support inquiry-based teaming.