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Student journalists display their work at Norristown community art center

Student journalists display their work at Norristown community art center

July, 2013…Norristown Healthy NewsWorks reporters recently had the opportunity to display their work at the ACPPA Community Art Center in Norristown in conjunction with the art center’s Spring Art Exhibition…
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Third and fourth grade reporters create public service video on prescription drug safety

July 2013…Listen to some important tips about using prescription medicines safely from third and fourth graders in the Norristown Area School District. Whitehall and Cole Manor elementary school health reporters…
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A new book, unique reporting experiences, and public health messages in 2012-13

June 2013…Thanks to more than 200 student reporters, their teachers, and many supporters, Healthy NewsWorks published 42 health newspapers in Montgomery, Philadelphia, and Delaware counties during the 2012-13 school year….
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Student authors shine at 2013 book launch

June 2013…Student journalists signed copies of their new book, Leading Healthy Change In Our Communities 2013, as Healthy NewsWorks celebrated its second student-authored book and its 10th year serving young…
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Students share their reporting experiences

June 2013…At the second Healthy NewsWorks book-signing celebration, three student journalists reflected upon what they had learned from working as reporters during the 2012-13 school year. Here are their prepared remarks:…
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Student reporters learn about multimedia reporting from WHYY journalists

June 2013…Healthy NewsWorks reporters from three schools visited WHYY-FM in late May to learn how radio journalists create their stories. The radio station hosted the class trips as part of…
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Tips for using medicine safely

June 2013… Medicines can treat all kinds of health problems but it’s important to use them safely. Here are some important safety reminders and resources that will help protect you…
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Pharmacy student fields questions from Healthy NewsWorks reporters

June 2013…As part of John Riehl’s pharmacy training, he is regularly required to enter the “fishbowl.” This room, which is surrounded by four walls of double-sided glass, is the stage…
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Experts offer tips on child medicine safety

April 2013…Hope Partnership for Education and Healthy NewsWorks recently cohosted a community event focused on increasing public awareness of child medicine safety. The event, entitled USING MEDICINE: KEEPING OUR KIDS SAFE, took place April…
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Cole Manor Elementary educators develop Teacher Resource Manual for Healthy NewsWorks books

April 2013…Educators at Cole Manor Elementary School have developed the first Teacher Resource Manual for Healthy NewsWorks books. The manual describes an array of classroom activities tied to the profiles…
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