By Eleanor Emlen Healthy Roar reporters | When Joe Caesar was growing up, his mother led cleanup projects in their North Philadelphia neighborhood. She often brought Joe along, and he’d pick up trash and plant trees and flowers, he says. Those early experiences set...
By Cole Manor Healthy Comet reporters | When people visit their grocery store these days, a lot of them are looking for food that is “locally grown.” Experts say that being mindful of where your food comes from can benefit both your own health and the environment. ...
By Navah, Alexis, Kai, and Daniel, East Norriton Bulldog Bulletin | When Dr. Tyra Bryant-Stephens started practicing medicine more than 25 years ago, climate change was not on her radar, she says. Her main concern was protecting children with asthma from poor air...
By Healthy Trailblazer Journal reporters | Climate change is making some people uneasy, concerned, and fearful. There’s a term for this feeling: eco-anxiety. Amia Hines, a psychotherapist with The Ladipo Group in Philadelphia, says eco-anxiety is caused by “things we...
By Catholic Partnership Schools Healthy Courier staff | Tiny pieces of man-made material called microplastics are everywhere. They’re in rivers, near our homes, and even in the air we breathe. “It’s very likely that we all have microplastics inside of us right now,”...
By James Logan Healthy Eagle staff | Imagine that you are in charge of a company that has 6,000 cars and vans that travel 425,000 miles every day. But gas-powered vehicles release a lot of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which is not healthy for the environment....
