by Meg Gladieux | Mar 11, 2016 | School & Community News
March 2016… We bet you know someone who is making our world healthier and safer. Maybe it’s your child’s teacher or principal, a friend, one of your doctors, or a student who is participating in a run to help cure cancer or another disease. Or maybe you know...
by Meg Gladieux | Mar 9, 2016 | School & Community News
March 2016…A top science educator, a former Philadelphia health commissioner, and an anti-hunger advocate are among 12 health leaders interviewed by student reporters this year for Leading Healthy Change In Our Communities. The reporters, ages 8 to 14, serve on their...
by Meg Gladieux | Feb 29, 2016 | School & Community News
Click to view our “Preventing Tooth Decay” video February 2016… Healthy NewsWorks student reporters from Cole Manor Elementary School in Norristown, Pa., recently interviewed two dental residents for a public service announcement (PSA) on how to prevent...
by Meg Gladieux | Feb 29, 2016 | School & Community News
February 2016… Healthy NewsWorks recently presented a lecture by Lawrence University Professor Claudena Skran about the effect of Ebola epidemic on children in Sierra Leone. An expert on refugees and migration who has been to Sierra Leone 17 times, Dr. Skran focused...
by Meg Gladieux | Jan 23, 2016 | School & Community News
January 2016…Healthy NewsWorks student journalists are working with KidsGive, a scholarship program sponsored by Lawrence University in Appleton, Wis., on a healthy water project to help students in the West African nation of Sierra Leone. A team of Healthy News...
by Meg Gladieux | Jan 23, 2016 | School & Community News
January 2016…Wintry weather often keeps people indoors where it is warm and cozy! And even though that sounds like a good idea, it’s still important to stay active year round. Margaret O’Neil, Ph.D., a member of the Healthy NewsWorks Healthcare and Scientific...
