‘Sunlight is good for you,’ and other tips for healing in nature

‘Sunlight is good for you,’ and other tips for healing in nature

November 2021 … Healthy NewsWorks student journalists this fall are focused on the green prescription: How spending time in nature benefits one’s physical and emotional health.   “Go hiking, or take…

Healthy NewsWorks expands into New Jersey

November 2021 … This fall, 15 Healthy NewsWorks classrooms are hard at work on the first issues of their healthy school newspapers—including our first programs in Camden, N.J. The Catholic…

Face-to-face with school

By Kayla, 10th grade | September 2021 … I am in 10th grade and this month is the first time I actually have been in my high school. Working in school physically…

Meet the staff behind Healthy NewsWorks

October 2021 … This fall, hundreds of students in the Philadelphia region will learn to distinguish fact from fiction and how to source reliable information. Before long, they will produce…

Sharing stories of compassion and resilience

(Impacto)

Healthy NewsWorks has distributed hundreds of copies of its 2021 book

October 2021 … Students, teachers, and schools have received nearly 500 copies of Leading Healthy Change In Our Communities 2021: Doing the Undoable in a Pandemic.  Copies were mailed and delivered with the start of fall classes….

Channeling your science questions into a YouTube series

Dr. Frederic Bertley is president and CEO of the Center of Science and Industry (COSI) in Columbus, Ohio, where he hosts a YouTube series, “Dr. B in 3.” On the…

Getting a kick out of Taekwondo

By Mishi, 8th grade | September 2021 … Class starts with our teacher saying “Annyeonghasibnikka.” My brother and I greet her and bow. We start warming up and stretching. After…

Healthy NewsWorks awarded Quest for Health Equity grant

September 2021…Healthy NewsWorks has been awarded a three-year grant by Quest for Health Equity (Q4HE), a Quest Diagnostics initiative that seeks to close gaps in healthcare in underserved communities. The…

How music can help you manage stress

By Whitehall Healthy Reporter staff | September 2021 … During times of stress, music can provide healing powers by reducing stress and anxiety, according to health experts.  Whitehall reporters recently…