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Heart Smart is a 1000-square-foot English, Spanish and Haitian Creole traveling exhibition. Its interactive components engage visitors in the subject of heart health by inviting them to take some simple personal measurements (e.g., blood pressure, height, weight, waist size, and self-reported health habits). The exhibit also informs visitors about the research process and invites them to contribute their health and demographic data – on an anonymous basis – to real life research.
As a museum-based research project, Heart Smart is a unique way of exposing students and visitors to scientific research and also educating them about the prevention of cardiovascular or heart disease. “This project accomplishes two important missions: to educate the community about cardiovascular disease and to collect data to further study the disease, its manifestations and associated risk factors,” said Dr. Patrice G. Saab, University of Miami Department of Psychology, Principal Investigator of the project.
This exhibition was made possible by a Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) grant from the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
The Miami Science Museum team is comprised of Sean Duran, Vice President of Exhibits & Programs, Judy Brown, Ed.D. Senior Vice President for Education, exhibit developers Lúcia Enriconi and Carlos Plaza, exhibit designer James Herring, and graphic designer Yolanda Monteza.
The team worked in collaboration with Patrice G. Saab, Ph.D. and Judith R. McCalla, Ph.D of the University of Miami, evaluators at the Institute for Learning Innovation, illustrator Brian Stauffer, and exhibit design and fabrication firms Jeff Kennedy Associates and Mystic Scenic Studios, Inc.
Contact Information
For more information, contact Lúcia Williams at 305 646-4210
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