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Showing gratitude helps you too

Showing gratitude helps you too

By Chester Charter Healthy Highlights reporters | Gratitude can change your mindset in a positive way, said Dr. Deminico, director of CCSA middle school. In a recent interview with the…

An update on Building a Healthy Future

Healthy NewsWorks is excited to announce that our Building a Healthy Future campaign has surpassed $803,000 in contributions and pledges as of December 31, 2025. Our fall 2025 fund drive…

Why volunteering matters

By Jace, CPS (St. Joes) Healthy Courier | I think volunteering is good because it can help you when you are feeling stressed and help you make new friends. When you…

Staying active

By Ava, Chester Charter Scholars Academy Healthy Highlights | My mom and dad encouraged me to do cheer. I decided to try it because I wanted to get out of…

Making friends

By Tyshawn, James Lowell Healthy Lion | I made a friend on the first day of school, and we talk every day. To stay connected to my friend, I talk,…

Healthy connections

By Riley, James Lowell Healthy Lion | Making healthy connections means being kind and making people feel seen. I made two friends in third grade on the schoolyard. To stay…

Art helps students understand and share health information

When students learn about health, words are not always enough. At Healthy NewsWorks, art has become an important reporting tool—helping young journalists explain health concepts, reinforce learning, and communicate accurate information to their…

Become a community partner with Healthy NewsWorks

Become a community partner and play a meaningful role in helping Healthy NewsWorks student reporters learn how to ask thoughtful questions, evaluate sources, and communicate clearly.  Community partners are businesses, organizations, and educational institutions who…

Why social connections matter

By William Cramp Fit Flyer reporters | “Making connections is more important than anything I learned in medical school,” said Dr. Dan Taylor, pediatrician and Drexel College of Medicine associate professor, in a recent…

Book is window into past disease

Reviewed by Stella, Adaire Fit Fish reporter | Fever 1793 By Laurie Halse Anderson  This novel is about a 14-year-old girl named Mattie Cook, who runs a coffee shop with…