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. The Healthy NewsWorks newspaper program engages elementary and middle school...
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 our emcee, and Misconduct Tavern couldn’t have been a better host for the...
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 in grades K-3, and get a journalism experience tailor-made for them. The...
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 potential inclusion in the ICMC’s many festivals. The 22-minute film...
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 dad was introducing me to the world,” Rodney says. His father, a salesman at Sears, was buying...
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. Hint: It does not include cookies or cake. Rather, it is a small amount of food...
