Small Steps for the Heart, #FromTheHeart: Know Your Numbers

Knowing your blood pressure numbers can help you better understand your risk for heart disease. Watch this video to learn how to stay on top of your blood pressure. This video is by The Heart Truth® — a program sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Our goal is to raise awareness about heart disease in women — the risks, the causes, and the ways women can keep their hearts healthy.

Make an Appointment to Talk with Your Doctor About Heart Health!

Make a doctor’s appointment to talk about how to keep your heart healthy. Talk to your doctor your blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood glucose (sugar) numbers! We make small decisions that affect our health every day. What will you choose for a healthy heart? Put #YourHeartFirst — make an appointment with your doctor soon rather than later. This video is by The Heart Truth® — a national program sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Podemos: juego de adivinanza. Desafía a tus hijos a comer más saludable.

¡Desafía a tus hijos a llevar una vida más sana comiendo alimentos saludables! Mira este video para ver cómo puedes alentar a tus hijos a tomar decisiones más saludables mediante actividades familiares, como este juego de adivinanza. Este es un video del Instituto Nacional del Corazón, los Pulmones y la Sangre (NHLBI, por sus siglas en inglés), que forma parte de los Institutos Nacionales de la Salud (NIH).

Challenge Your Child to Be Active and Healthy

Watch this video to see how you can encourage your child to be physically active by doing activities they enjoy, like dancing. Challenge your child to lead a healthier life by being more active! This video is by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Learn more: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nih_nhlbi Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NHLBI

Get Enough Sleep to Protect Your Heart Health!

Get 7 to 8 hours of sleep a night to help keep your heart healthy! We make small decisions that affect our health every day. What will you choose for a healthy heart? Put #YourHeartFirst — turn off your laptop and get some rest. This video is by The Heart Truth® — a national program sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Our goal is to raise awareness about heart disease in women — the risks, the causes, and the ways women can keep their hearts healthy.

Small Steps for the Heart, #FromTheHeart: Be Physically Active

Getting enough physical activity is one of the best ways to keep your heart healthy. Watch this video to get simple tips for moving more during your day — like getting off the bus a stop early or taking the stairs at work. This video is by The Heart Truth® — a program sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Our goal is to raise awareness about heart disease in women — the risks, the causes, and the ways women can keep their hearts healthy.

Eat Healthy for Your Heart!

Cooking healthy meals at home is better for your heart health than getting takeout! Takeout food is often high in sodium, saturated fat, and sugar. We make small decisions that affect our health every day. What will you choose for a healthy heart? Put #YourHeartFirst — cook healthy meals at home. This video is by The Heart Truth® — a national program sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

NLM 175th Anniversary (National Library of Medicine, 2011)

Celebrates the 175th anniversary of the founding of the institution that would become the National Library of Medicine. Starting with the swearing-in of Dr. Donald A.B. Lindberg, then looking back, the video traces the development of the library from the days of Dr. John Shaw Billings in the late 1800s through the establishment of the National Center for Biotechnology Infomation in 1988 and beyond to its accomplishments through 2011.

Dedication Ceremonies, National Library of Medicine (1961)

This film is a start-to-finish record of the dedication ceremonies for the new building of the National Library of Medicine that were held on December 14, 1961. Dr. Worth Daniels was the master of ceremonies. He introduced a clergyman who gave the invocation. Daniels then read a message from President John F. Kennedy and introduced a number of dignitaries in the audience and on the podium. This was followed by brief remarks by Frank B. Rogers, then NLM director, and by Abraham Ribicoff, then Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare.

Dr. Donald Lindberg Swearing-In Ceremonies (NLM, 1984)

Filmed in the Lister Hill Center Auditorium at NLM, speakers introduce and address Dr. Donald Lindberg as the new director of the National Library of Medicine, the swearing-in ceremony takes place, and Dr. Lindberg gives a brief address to the audience about trends affecting NLM and about his own priorities. Learn more about this film and search its transcript at NLM Digital Collections: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101629547.