Healthtalk is a content-based conversation textbook intended to increase the health awareness of Japanese students and give them practice in English conversation. Like many other conversation texts, it is communicative, student-centered, and written for young Japanese at the intermediate level. The difference is the subject matter, the content. The text covers twelve important health themes: Longevity; Cancer Prevention; Smoking; Environment & Health; Exercise; Nutrition; Alcohol; Stress; Obesity; Dental Care; AIDS, and Depression.