In his 2003 testimony, the Surgeon General called for combating the obesity epidemic in America by increasing health literacy among our citizens, and especially among the nation’s children. Schools must teach students to lead healthy lifestyles and make appropriate choices about what and how much they eat and how they spend their spare time. The choices children make now can have lifelong effects on reducing their risks of future health problems such as diabetes, asthma, and heart disease. The health literacy activities found in this month’s issue make a healthy addition to your science instruction.