Preventive Cardiology Clinic | Patient Resources

Our family events

Every few months, the Boston Children's Preventive Cardiology Program hosts events to help patients and families get hands-on experience in staying heart healthy.

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Related Boston Children’s programs

When appropriate, we work with other programs at Boston Children’s that are focused on helping children and adolescents lose weight and develop healthy fitness habits:

• Cardiac Fitness Program
• Optimal Weight for Life (OWL) Program

Heart healthy lifestyle tips

Print and save these healthful tips:

• How Balanced is Your Plate?
• How Balanced is Your Plate? (en Español)
• Get Out There, Get Active!
• Fill Up on Fruits and Veggies!
• Breakfast
• The Skinny on Saturated and Trans Fats
• Take on High Triglycerides
• Energy balance and weight management

Helpful websites

• Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• American Heart Association
• Meet the Fats
• USDA, MyPlate Dietary Guidelines
• Alliance for a Healthier Generation
• PlayWorks
• Let's Move
• Familial Hypercholesterolemia Foundation