Discussion and activities 1. His love of hockey motivated high school student Kaseir Archie to help educate other students about health and nutrition. Research information about exercise and healthy eating. What facts surprised you most? Write an editorial for your school newspaper about why students should focus more on their health and nutrition. 2. Steve Bandura has coached hundreds of kids in baseball, basketball, and soccer leagues. His goal is to transform kids into dedicated and healthy athletes with big dreams. Exercising on a team or with others can be fun. Make a list of exercises that you can do by yourself, with others, or with a team. Use this information to create a brochure about the benefits of exercising. 3. Read the story about Jeffrey Brown’s work in improving access to healthy foods in communi- ties that are underserved. Mr. Brown’s efforts have inspired other leaders including First Lady Michelle Obama. With an adult, plan a visit to your local grocery store. Determine how long it takes you to travel there. Interview a manager about how the store provides access to healthy options for the community. 4. Edgar Chinchilla and Laura Romano work to help families that need medical services and have difficulty understanding English. Find a family member, student, or teacher who knows another language than English. With his or her help, come up with a list of important school items or events that should be translated into a different language. Present this list to your school principal and explain in an essay how these translation services can help the entire school community. 5. Marla Davis Bellamy works with young people to build positive relationships that can help them avoid serious trouble in their lives. “Even young people can be messengers and talk to friends and family members about poor choices,” Ms. Davis Bellamy says. Research a local organiza- tion in your community and find out if there are opportunities for children to help make positive changes. 6. Ana Diez Roux has dedicated her life to re- searching such topics as how neighborhoods affect people’s health. Dr. Diez Roux says chil- dren can play a role in identifying problems and finding solutions in their neighborhoods. What are specific ways you can influence change in your neighborhood? Create a survey to ask students in your school about what they see as a problem in your neighborhood. Research information about one major problem from your survey and find possible solutions that students can carry out. 40