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Up front in a Healthy NewsWorks classroom

Up front in a Healthy NewsWorks classroom

March 2015…How did I get involved with teaching some of Healthy NewsWorks’ student journalists? I started out as an interview subject for one of program’s student newspapers. At the time,…
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Hands-on learning through Quest visit

March 2015…A team of 14 student reporters from the Cole Manor Healthy Comet recently learned how a clinical laboratory conducts tests on blood, tissue, and other specimens. The third and…
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Join us for a “friend” raiser!

February 2015…Healthy NewsWorks invites you to a happy hour “friend” raiser on Thursday, February 12, at Smokin’ Betty’s restaurant in Philadelphia. This casual event is a perfect chance for you…
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Preparing for a big interview at Highland Park

January 2015…Psychologist and radio personality Dan Gottlieb is a celebrity, but that didn’t stop the student journalists in Leslie Isaacs’ classroom from asking challenging questions. “When you were little, were…
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Student journalists report on health conference

January 2015…Health experts attending the Independence Blue Cross Foundation’s recent national childhood wellness conference in Philadelphia found themselves being interviewed by five young journalists involved with Healthy NewsWorks programs. Sixth…
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Positive results in Healthy NewsWorks evaluation

December 2014…A recent evaluation of the Healthy NewsWorks program shows student journalists are making important strides in two critical areas: literacy and health. Both students and teachers report positive results,…
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Poster contest looks at ‘acts of kindness’

December 2014…All students in Healthy NewsWorks elementary and middle schools have been invited to take part in an “Acts of Kindness Poster Contest” this fall. Students were encouraged to create…
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A father’s perspective on what students gain

            December 2014…Barry Wilford was thrilled when his daughter Rebekah’s artwork graced the covers of three books published by Healthy NewsWorks. But even more thrilling…
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Gotwals creates mascot to promote newspaper

December 2014…Gotwals Healthy Press staffers at Gotwals Elementary School in Norristown, Pa., have created a superhero mascot to help them promote their school health newspaper. The reporters named their mascot…
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Students writing letters to health leaders

December 2014…A new Healthy NewsWorks project this year encourages children to read about one of our health leaders and write a letter to him or her. The letters will be…
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