Two more ways to contribute

Two more ways to contribute

October 2018 … Thanks to suggestions from donors, Healthy NewsWorks has recently added two new ways you can support our organization. You now can donate securities to Healthy NewsWorks. You’ll…

Healthy Neighbors is available in Spanish

October 2018 … The latest edition of Healthy Neighbors, a community newspaper written and illustrated by elementary and middle school students involved in the Healthy NewsWorks program, has been translated…

Voting concludes in Health Hero Challenge

October 2018 …Voting has ended in the semifinal round of the 2018 Be Well Philly Health Hero Challenge. Thank you to everyone who voted for Healthy NewsWorks Executive Director Marian…

Betsy Lee joins Healthy NewsWorks board

September 2018… Healthy NewsWorks is pleased to welcome Betsy Lee as a new member of its board. Betsy is director of program and operations for the Asian American Chamber of…

New schools join Healthy NewsWorks

September 2018 … Students in at least two more Philadelphia elementary schools will soon be able to read health-focused newspapers written and illustrated by some of their fellow students. Starting…

Healthy Neighbors explores heart health

  September 2018 … Heart health is the focus of a new edition of Healthy Neighbors, a community newspaper edition published by Healthy NewsWorks. The newspaper includes work by student…

Vote for Marian Uhlman as a Health Hero!

September 2018 … Healthy NewsWorks is excited to announce that Executive Director Marian Uhlman is one of ten semifinalists for the 2018 Be Well Philly Health Hero Challenge. The Health…

Keeping snacks healthy for your heart

August 2018… Amy Deahl-Greenlaw, R.D.N., a registered dietitian nutritionist and adjunct faculty member for Healthy NewsWorks, says you can have a delicious snack that is healthy for your heart and…

Call for nominations: 2019 Health Leaders

July 2018… Nominations will be accepted until August 24 for Philadelphia-area health leaders to be featured in our eighth student-written and -illustrated book. Our special focus this year will be…

Evaluations capture Healthy NewsWorks impact

July 2018… Healthy NewsWorks student reporters showed improvements in health knowledge, research abilities, and interviewing skills each year of an analysis completed recently by two public health graduate students at…