City official looks back on student interview

City official looks back on student interview

July 2017…Healthy NewsWorks trains its student reporters to be prepared and professional for all their interviews. Philadelphia City Representative Sheila Hess took notice when she was interviewed recently by the…

It’s watermelon time!

July 2017…Quench your thirst with watermelon! Watermelons are 92% water. That makes it a wonderful juicy, hydrating summertime snack or meal side dish. According to the website fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org, watermelon is…

Students say ‘thank you’ to Chandler Bats

July 2017…Reporters from Marshall Street Elementary School and Whitehall Elementary School in Norristown, Pa., recently took an exciting reporting field trip to Chandler Bats. The Norristown company produces hand-made baseball and softball bats for major…

Fact-based approach inspires CHOP blog

July 2017 … A recent post on Cornerstone, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute’s blog, looked at how Healthy NewsWorks student reporters cover health and science. Two of the…

Philadelphia Public School Notebook highlights Healthy NewsWorks

June 2017…Eighth grade reporter Jayden Williams recently told The Philadelphia Public School Notebook that  “Healthy NewsWorks has given him opportunities to learn and grow through journalistic endeavors.” Jayden was one…

Leading Healthy Change 2017 is available online

June 2017…Fighting gun violence, preventing athletic injuries, promoting vaccinations, and teaching squash are among the ways a dozen Philadelphia-area health leaders are working to make our communities healthier and safer….

Generocity features Healthy NewsWorks

June 2017…A reporter from Generocity, a social impact news site, attended the recent Healthy NewsWorks book launch in order to get a deeper look into Healthy NewsWorks. Albert Hong, a contributing…

Healthy NewsWorks takes leap with first podcast

June 2017…Healthy NewsWorks took a big leap into radio journalism when AMY Northwest eighth graders Kok-Leang Kaing and Jayden Williams interviewed Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Ron Brooks in May. The reporting team traveled…

This journalism program is teaching young students to fight fake news about health issues

(Generocity)

Community celebrates sixth Leading Healthy Change book

June 2017 … Working on his school’s health newspaper helped Ian Kaplan “be a curious and more talkative—in a good way—person,” the Highland Park Elementary School student told a crowd…