Meet our new board members

Meet our new board members

December 2016… Healthy NewsWorks is pleased to announce the recent addition of three new members to its Advisory Board: James W. Buehler, M.D., a former City of Philadelphia health commissioner…

Hello, Sierra Leone! Healthy NewsWorks calling

December 2016… Healthy water and favorite games were among the topics for a recent face-to-face conversation between students in Philadelphia and the West African nation of Sierra Leone. About 45…

First interview is with The Mayor

November 2016… In the news business, reporters are often thrown into reporting situations without much notice. The staff of the Fit Flyer newspaper at William Cramp Elementary School got a…

A healthy snack that’s tasty: Pumpkin yogurt dip

November 2016… Healthy NewsWorks reporters are getting to taste two of fall’s favorite flavors in one healthy snack. “Fall is the best time to enjoy pumpkin and apples,” said Amy…

Healthy Hawk reporter is ‘Making a Difference’ in Upper Darby

November 2016… A Healthy NewsWorks student reporter has been recognized as someone who’s “Making a Difference” in Upper Darby School District. Gabriela Fiorentino Wong is featured in a 5-minute school…

3 new schools join Healthy NewsWorks

October 2016… Healthy NewsWorks was pleased to welcome three new Philadelphia schools into the program this fall: Community Partnership School, St. Frances Cabrini Regional Catholic School, and St. Raymond of…

Student reporters reflect on Quest field trip

October 2016… Reporters from East Norriton Middle School in the Norristown Area School District had the opportunity to visit the Quest Diagnostics laboratory in Horsham, Pa., during the spring of…

Fast start to the year with ‘shoe-leather camp’

September 2016…September is a big month for Healthy NewsWorks schools as they assemble their newspaper staffs and start planning their stories. Some 350 reporters will be covering health-related events and…

Free Library offers summer newspaper experience

September 2016 … Healthy NewsWorks teamed up with The Free Library of Philadelphia this summer to produce a neighborhood health newspaper at the library’s new Community Health and Literacy Center…

In memory: Mary Seton Corboy

August 2016…The recent death of Mary Seton Corboy brings to a close the remarkable story of a woman who saw problems in her adopted city of Philadelphia and worked to…