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The continuing epidemics of diabetes and obesity create much need for information technologies that can help individuals engage in proactive health management. Yet many of these technologies focus on such pragmatic issues as collecting and presenting health information and modifying individuals’ behavior. We argue that viewing health management from an identity construction perspective opens new opportunities for research and design in technologies for health.