AMY Northwest welcomes Healthy Bulldog

AMY Northwest welcomes Healthy Bulldog

February 2014…Joanne Kelly is heartened by the positive response her school’s newspaper, the Healthy Bulldog, has received since its first issue came out in January. “The student body loved the…

Teacher’s guide connects program to the classroom

December 2013…Educators now can expand their health, writing, reading, and civics lessons by using a new, free teacher’s guide tied to Healthy NewsWorks publications. The guide includes worksheets and dozens…

Heart health in the news at schools

December 2013… Students at Healthy NewsWorks schools are reading about good and bad cholesterol, aerobic exercise, and pulse rates. These healthy-heart topics are among the featured articles in the fall…

Enjoy these health and heart-related book and game reviews by some of our 2013-14 student reporters.

Blast Off — online game December 2013…Blast Off” is a great game to test your knowledge of healthy foods and exercise. When I played the game, I had so much…

Barnes & Noble Bookfair supports Healthy NewsWorks

December 2013…From now through Dec. 24, you can take care of some of your holiday shopping while supporting our young reporters through a Barnes & Noble Bookfair. Simply shop at…

Students sign books at Barnes & Noble

December 2013…Thank you to the Barnes & Noble in Plymouth Meeting, Pa. for hosting nine of our student authors at an official book-signing event.  The students, who were from Highland Park…

Philadelphia students embrace new responsibility

October 2013…Kathy Turner of Philadelphia’s James Dobson Elementary School said the Healthy NewsWorks student media program will give her students the opportunity to learn real-life skills and gain health knowledge….

Students reflect upon what being a reporter this past year has meant to them

View 2012-2013 Student Reflections!

A Message from the Director: Read about our plans for the year ahead

September 2013…I recently met a parent who told me that her family had added more fruits and vegetables to their plates after reading an article published in one of our…

A focus on heart health

September 2013…Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, claiming the lives of 1 in 4 Americans each year, according to a 2009 study conducted by…