Table 5.

Selected Changes in Curricula: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Approach to Adapting Cardiovascular Training and Education Curricula for Diverse Audiences, 2000

Items for Adaptation	Original Latino Curriculum	Adaptation for Specific Audience
		American Indian	Alaska Native	African American	Filipino
Cholesterol session nutrition label activity	Chorizo vs lean pork	Canned lunch meat vs lean lunch meat	Canned lunch meat vs lean lunch meat	Bacon vs turkey bacon	Balut duck eggs vs hard-boiled chicken eggs
Low-sodium recipe	Turkey meatloaf	Pinto beans	Alaska salmon salad	Vegetable stew	Fish cardillo
Proverb or quote	"Don't leave for tomorrow what you can do today"	NA	NA	"The time is always right to do what is right" — Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.	"Kung may itinanim, may aanihin." ("If you plan, you will harvest.")

NA indicates not applicable.