by Alison Smith | Feb 11, 2017 | School & Community News
February 2017…Healthy NewsWorks is pleased to announce that Siobhan Reardon, president and director of the Free Library of Philadelphia, will serve as keynote speaker at our annual fundraiser and book launch celebration May 31. The event will recognize the...
by Alison Smith | Feb 9, 2017 | School & Community News
February 2017…It’s February! It’s American Heart Month, according to The American Heart Association—and, of course, Valentine’s Day is this month! But instead of red and pink, think orange! Nutrition Action Healthletter, a nutrition and health newsletter,...
by Alison Smith | Jan 30, 2017 | School & Community News
January 2017… Last year, the third grade student reporters at Cole Manor Elementary School in the Norristown Area School District wrote an article for the Healthy NewsWorks book, Leading Healthy Change In Our Communities 2016. The article profiled health leader...
by Alison Smith | Jan 15, 2017 | School & Community News
January 2017… Everyone can name healthy snacks, says Amy Deahl-Greenlaw, a registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) who works with Healthy NewsWorks. And yet when asked what snacks they’d like for a party, students consistently name less-healthy...
by Alison Smith | Jan 15, 2017 | School & Community News
January 2017… The stories of health leaders featured in the Leading Healthy Change In Our Communities book series are giving elementary and middle school students ideas of how they too can help others. “You inspire me to help families stay healthy that are homeless,”...
by Alison Smith | Jan 15, 2017 | School & Community News
January 2017… Nearly 3,000 students in the School District of Philadelphia are receiving a brochure about dental health, thanks to a collaboration between fifth graders at William Cramp Elementary School and the Community College of Philadelphia. “Take...
