Discussion and activities Here are some questions that teachers and parents can use to encourage further discussion of the ideas and stories in this book. Choose a leader and discuss or write about why you would be interested in pursuing a similar career. 1. Write a letter to one of the leaders and explain why you would like to volunteer with his or her 2. organization. What character traits do you have that would make you a good volunteer? Dr. Sheldon Watts says that mental and emotional well-being are important to your overall health. Why 3. do you think he makes this comment? How do you stay mentally and emotionally healthy? Joan Myers Brown started a dance school to give others opportunities she never had as a child. 4. What healthy opportunities would you like young people to have in your community? How can you help make them possible? Imagine seeing someone in a scary situation, such as being bullied by another student. What 5. would Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey suggest you do? Where would you go? Whom would you talk to? Read the story about Dr. Tyra Bryant-Stephens and imagine you have a friend who was just 6. diagnosed with asthma. Write a letter to a doctor or nurse asking for information about the disease. Dr. Beatriz Garces and Mohammed Al Jumaili came to the United States from other countries. 7. Would you like the challenge of moving to a new country? Why or why not? Each of the leaders has made a difference in his or her community. Find out about a community 8. service project that is making a difference in your neighborhood or town. How does that project improve the health of your community? Think about how Heather McDanel helps kids set goals for themselves. Can you think of a healthy 9. goal you would love to accomplish? How would you go about it? What makes you stick with something that is hard?