A change agent

A change agent

By Leiland, DePaul Healthy Trailblazer Journal | When I was younger, I used to always throw plastic everywhere without caring. But after doing some serious research, I realize that I…

Identifying and combating eco-anxiety

By DePaul Healthy Trailblazer Journal 8B staff | What is eco-anxiety?  Climate change is making some people uneasy, concerned, and fearful. There’s a term for this feeling: eco-anxiety. Amia Hines, a Philadelphia…

Turn off the lights

By Eva, William Rowen Healthy Roar | [To help the Earth,] turn off lights in empty rooms (of course), but also ask yourself, “Do I even require this light on?” If…

Hike up a long path

By Starr, Hancock Healthy Times | A memorable walk I took was when I went to the Norristown Farm Park on a class field trip on October 7, 2022. We…

Board welcomes attorney Alfred J. Vogt

Healthy NewsWorks is pleased to welcome attorney Alfred J. Vogt to its board as an observer for the next year. AJ works as a government attorney, and comes to Healthy…

Be a part of our magazine

Sponsorship opportunities are now available for Healthy NewsWorks’ first student-written and -illustrated magazine.  Our reporters are researching, interviewing, and writing about the link between health and the environment, especially around…

HNW students weigh in on new Franklin Institute exhibit

The Franklin Institute invited two Healthy NewsWorks teams to offer input for a new exhibit on the human body that is expected to open in 2024. The reporters for the…

A walk for a brother

By Maddison, Hancock Healthy Times | My memorable walk was last May when I took a walk to help my mom go into labor. My sister and brother came on…

Walking instead

By Katherine, Cole Manor Healthy Comet | If I could do anything to make the world healthier, I would clean up parks and streets. I would also walk instead of…

Safety struggles

By Yarilis, Catholic Partnership Schools Healthy Courier | I do enjoy walking but I don’t do it often. My struggle is that I don’t have a place to walk near…