Our 2023 film is now available!

Our 2023 film is now available!

“Special Feature on Health and Climate Change,” a new film from Healthy NewsWorks student journalists, is now available for your viewing! The student-reported film, broken into two 10-minute segments, features…

Help us build a healthy future for Healthy NewsWorks

Little did we know when Healthy NewsWorks published its first student newspaper 20 years ago that we would reach thousands of children with our unique multidisciplinary program of literacy, journalism,…

Healthy NewsWorks is in more classrooms than ever

School is in full swing, and Healthy NewsWorks is in more classrooms than ever. “So many teachers want to get their kids involved,” said Mia Blitstein, Healthy NewsWorks program manager….

Thank you for making our first-ever auction such a success!

Update: We are thrilled by the success of our first-ever auction, which raised more than $4,000 to benefit our mission! Retired Flyers announcer Steve Coates did a fantastic job as…

Cub Reporters get tailor-made experience

Healthy NewsWorks’ newspaper program is designed to engage students as writers and readers—but did you know that we have special programs just for our youngest journalists?  Our Cub Reporters are…

‘How We Heal’ receives another accolade

Healthy NewsWorks’ award-winning film How We Heal has received yet another accolade—it has been retained by the International Children’s Media Center. That means our film has made the cut for…

Award-winning filmmaker brings his passions to HNW

Rodney Whittenberg, an award-winning filmmaker who works with Healthy NewsWorks on video projects, says he owes it all to his father. “From the time I was a little kid, my…

New Super Snacker curriculum focuses on nutrition

When you hear the word snack, what comes to mind? Be honest. Amy Deahl-Greenlaw, a registered dietitian nutritionist, explains in a new Healthy NewsWorks video what a healthy snack is….

Go behind the scenes with HNW

Join Healthy NewsWorks to learn how our young reporters acquire the research, interviewing, and writing skills needed to produce fact-based health media for their peers, families, and community. On October…

Schools leaders have ‘overwhelming enthusiasm’ for HNW

This year we asked Bloom Planning, an educational consulting firm in Philadelphia, to conduct in-depth interviews with school leaders and participating classroom teachers. We learned a lot that will help…