AHC Activity Worksheets - American Heart Association

12 Reasonsto Eat Fruits& VeggiesRead each clue. Use the wordbank to complete the puzzle.ACROSS2. Eating a diet that includes fruits and vegetablesmay protect against some kinds of .4. The risk of chronic disease can be loweredby eating a healthy that includes fruitsand vegetables.5. can be divided into five subgroups: darkgreen vegetables, starchy vegetables, red andorange vegetables, beans and peas, and othervegetables. There are so many to choose from!7. Vitamin A, found in many vegetables, keeps theskin healthy and helps fight off .9. is found in many fruits and vegetables, likebananas and sweet potatoes. It may help maintainhealthy blood pressure.11. Also known as folic acid, found in fruits andvegetables helps the body make red blood cells.DOWN1. Fruits and vegetables contain dietary . Whendiets are rich in this nutrient, the risk of heart disease, obesity, and type 2 diabetes is lowered.2. Neither fruits nor vegetables contain , a waxysubstance that comes in two forms, “good” and“bad.” Too much of the bad variety, or simply notenough of the good, can lead to heart disease,heart attack, or stroke.3. Many fruits and vegetables can be eaten ,or uncooked.6. In their natural form, fruits and vegetables arelow in , fat, and sodium.8. include sweet-tasting foods like oranges,cantaloupes, peaches, and strawberries.10. Diets that include fruits and vegetables mayreduce the chances of a heart attack or .WORD sinfectionspotassiumrawstrokevegetables Copyright 2020 American Heart Association, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit. All rights reserved. American Heart Challenge is a registered trademark of the AHA. Unauthorized use prohibited.

ALifesavingSkillUnscramble the word to complete each sentence. Write your answer in the grid.Then use the circled letters to answer the question in the speech bubbles.1. Cardiac arrest is a leading cause of .ATHDE2. Hands-Only CPR is recommended for use onteens or adults who you see suddenly .SLELOCPAWhat is the rate youshould push on thechest during CPR?3. When performing CPR, keep your armsand your shoulders directlyabove your hands. GISTTARH4. Push hard and fast in the of the chestwith both hands, one on top of the other. ETRENC5. Eighty percent of out-of-hospital cardiac arrestshappen in or residential settings.VETARIP6. The step in Hands-Only CPR is to call9-1-1. RTFSI7. Chest compressions during Hands-Only CPR pushthrough the body. GYONXE8. Chest compressions also pump blood to thevictim’s vital . ANRGSO9. CPR can double, or even triple, a victim’s chance of. RLIUVSVA10. 10. When a person has cardiac arrest, survivaldepends on CPR from someonenearby. DAMETIEIMTo answer the question, write each circled letter on its matching numbered line.7 4 10H9 4 1 6 10 1B S10 2 35 10 6M I8 9 3 10 Copyright 2020 American Heart Association, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit. All rights reserved. American Heart Challenge is a registered trademark of the AHA. Unauthorized use prohibited.

AllMixed Up!Unscramble the letters to complete each sentence. Then circle the correctlyspelled word in the puzzle. Words are horizontal, vertical, and diagonal butnot backwards. Tip - Use the highlighter tool to select your words.1.Your heart is the strongestand most importantinyour body. CLUMSE2. The American HeartAssociation recommendsthat most adults eatno more than 1,500ofsodium a day. SAMRLMILGI3. A can of soda canhave about eightofsugar. OSAPETSNO8. Eating too much sugar maycontribute to such healthproblems as heart diseaseand .TISAEEDB9. Eating too muchcanmake your heart work harder.USMOID10. If a person has high, it canlead to heart disease, whichis why it’s important to eatlots of fruits and vegetables.SLHECOROLET11. Eating too much sodiumcan lead to high blood,which makes the heart workharder. USREPSER12. For every hour you exercise,you may gain two hours oflife .NEYXCAETCP4. Smoking harms yourblood cells and blood.LSESEVS5. 5. You can keep yourheart and lungs strongby staying away fromcigarettes. ICLOECNRTE6. Another way to keep yourheart and lungs healthyis to stay away fromsmoke. ODASCDNNEH7.Physical activity canreduce the symptoms of.ROENSIDSPE Copyright 2020 American Heart Association, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit. All rights reserved. American Heart Challenge is a registered trademark of the AHA. Unauthorized use prohibited.

Breakingthe CodeThe facts below are about the effects of e-cigarette use and smoking on your health.The coded words spell out the 15 words that belong in the facts’ blanks. Each letter inthe coded words has been replaced by a different letter. Think about the words thatwould make sense in the facts. Then fill in the code and write your answers in the longblanks. Five letters have been decoded for you. Copyright 2020 American Heart Association, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit. All rights reserved. American Heart Challenge is a registered trademark of the AHA. Unauthorized use prohibited.

Get theSkinnyon SugarUse the chart below to determine the value of each letter used in the code. To findthe value of each letter, add together both the row number and the column number inwhich that letter appears. For example, A is in row 5 and column 7. Therefore, A has avalue of 12. Letter A also appears in row 1 and column 6 and row 3 and column 4. So italso has a value of 7. Copyright 2020 American Heart Association, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit. All rights reserved. American Heart Challenge is a registered trademark of the AHA. Unauthorized use prohibited.

Good EatsEating a diet rich in vegetables and fruits as part of an overall healthy diet may reducerisk of heart disease, including heart attack and stroke. Eat them raw, cooked, frozen,blended into smoothies—however you like! Take a look at the list of fruits and veggiesbelow. Then use the code to find each food in the word search puzzle. Tip - Use thehighlighter tool to select your words.CODE Circle each food you eat at least once or twicea month.Draw a box around foods you’ve tried but stilldon’t eat very often.Lightly shade in the foods you’ve never tried.Note: Words are horizontal, vertical, and diagonal but notbackward.On the back of this page, list the namesof five foods you boxed or shaded in.Then challenge yourself to add thesefruits and veggies to your plate in thenext 30 oupedatesgrapeskiwi ascorneggplantendivejicamakalekidney beansleekslentilsokraradishessnow peasSwiss chardzucchini Copyright 2020 American Heart Association, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit. All rights reserved. American Heart Challenge is a registered trademark of the AHA. Unauthorized use prohibited.

HeartHealthy LogicSix students want to put what they’ve learned about heart health into action thisweekend. Find out who will do what by using the clues below. Put a check mark (3) onthe grid to match each student to the correct task. Make an X to indicate tasks that arenot done by a student. Copyright 2020 American Heart Association, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit. All rights reserved. American Heart Challenge is a registered trademark of the AHA. Unauthorized use prohibited.

Love theYou’ve GotMatch up a set of letters from each box to spell the missing word in each sentence.Write the word in the blank. Hint: Don’t pay any attention to the fonts.1. Physical activity plays a major role in preventing heart , thenumber one killer of all Americans.2. Staying tobacco free enables you to have a stronger systemand keeps your heart and lungs healthier.3. Hands-Only CPR is recommended for use on teens or adults who you seecollapse.4. More than 75 percent of the sodium in American diets comes fromand restaurant foods.5. It could take a 150-pound adult about 25 minutes of walking at apace to burn off the calories from one 12-ounce can of soda.6. Be sure to pick foods that are high in —like fruits andvegetables—that will help keep your heart healthy.7. When a person has arrest, survival depends on immediate CPRfrom someone nearby.8. Each year, more than 480,000 people die prematurely from using tobacco andbeing to secondhand smoke.9. Physical activity builds strong muscles, strengthens your bones, and canreduce the symptoms of .10. Exercise can the risk of heart disease and high blood pressure,so try to get at least one hour of physical activity every day. Copyright 2020 American Heart Association, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit. All rights reserved. American Heart Challenge is a registered trademark of the AHA. Unauthorized use prohibited.

Make theConnectionConnect one sentence starter from the left column to a conjunction and then to asentence ending. Add the values of the segments and the heart. Each completesentence should total 100. Tip - Use the highlighter tool to connect your sentences. Copyright 2020 American Heart Association, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit. All rights reserved. American Heart Challenge is a registered trademark of the AHA. Unauthorized use prohibited.

RefreshmentRealityWrite the word to complete each sentence. Use the word bank. Copyright 2020 American Heart Association, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit. All rights reserved. American Heart Challenge is a registered trademark of the AHA. Unauthorized use prohibited.

Take a Minute,Save a Life!How much do you know about the lifesaving skill of Hands-Only CPR? To find out,lightly shade the letter of the best choice for completing each sentence. Then writethe shaded letter in the puzzle to the right. Copyright 2020 American Heart Association, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit. All rights reserved. American Heart Challenge is a registered trademark of the AHA. Unauthorized use prohibited.

Too Much ofa Salty ThingFigure out which letters are missing from the partial word or words in each sentence.Then search around the letter border to find and circle the missing letters. All theletters from one word will be next to each other in clockwise order. The first one hasbeen done for you. Copyright 2020 American Heart Association, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit. All rights reserved. American Heart Challenge is a registered trademark of the AHA. Unauthorized use prohibited.

Up in SmokeLightly color the letters next to the best answer. Then write the colored letters inorder in the puzzle to finish the “Did You Know ?” fact.E-cigarette usee-cigarettes, makes your heart rate ande-cigarettes makes it difficult for your heart to getThe smoke from e-cigaretteproducts contains some ofthe same chemicals that arefound in. Copyright 2020 American Heart Association, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit. All rights reserved. American Heart Challenge is a registered trademark of the AHA. Unauthorized use prohibited.

What’s theScoop onSodium?What’s the scoop on sodium and your health? To find out, follow each step belowto locate the correct letter in the chart. Then write each letter in the matchingblank at the bottom of the page to uncover an important message about sodium. Copyright 2020 American Heart Association, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit. All rights reserved. American Heart Challenge is a registered trademark of the AHA. Unauthorized use prohibited.

What’s theWord?How much do you know about making healthy choices? Read each clue. Write a letterfrom the grid below that matches each ordered pair of symbols below the clue.Hint: To find each letter, read the grid across and then up. Copyright 2020 American Heart Association, Inc., a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit. All rights reserved. American Heart Challenge is a registered trademark of the AHA. Unauthorized use prohibited.

To find the value of each letter, add together both the row number and the column number in which that letter appears. For example, A is in row 5 and column 7. Therefore, A has a value of 12. Letter A also appears in row 1 and column 6 and row 3 and column 4. So it also has a value of 7.