Presses roll for health newspapers

Presses roll for health newspapers

December 2018… Student reporters at a number of Philadelphia and Norristown schools have been cranking out copy for their first health-focused newspaper issues of the 2018-19 school year—and several teams…

New lessons for reader classrooms

December 2018 … Healthy NewsWorks is rolling out new lessons to broaden engagement in health learning and nonfiction reading throughout the schools where its health-focused newspapers are published. Developed in…

Health Hero Challenge: THANK YOU!

November 2018 … Healthy NewsWorks is pleased to announce that Executive Director Marian Uhlman was one of two runners-up in the 2018 Be Well Philly Health Hero Challenge. As a…

Meet the Winners of This Year’s Be Well Philly Health Hero Challenge

(Philadelphia magazine)

Board adds 2 members, says farewell to another

November 2018…Healthy NewsWorks is pleased to welcome two new members to its board and to salute outgoing board member Nancy Erickson. Joining the board are Michelle Davidson, senior vice president…

Health Hero voting’s over. Stay tuned!

November 2018 … Voting has ended in the 2018 Be Well Philly Health Hero Challenge. A huge shoutout and THANK YOU to all who voted for Healthy NewsWorks Executive Director…

They research. They write. They proofread!

November 2018…When proofs of the Whitehall Healthy Reporter hit their work tables, the newspaper staffers’ first reaction was giddy exhilaration. The second? Getting down to business. With all the intensity…

Healthy NewsWorks receives GSK Impact Award

November 2018… Healthy NewsWorks and nine other Philadelphia-area nonprofit organizations have been honored with the prestigious Glaxo SmithKline (GSK) Impact Award. The nonprofits were awarded $40,000 each in recognition of…

Getting the facts on heart health in grades K-2

November 2018 … More than 120 junior reporters ages 5 to 7 are learning what is a fact, who is an expert, and how to keep their hearts strong in…

Donate today to double your gift

December update: We’re excited to announce a special challenge that will make it possible for you to double the value of your gift to Healthy NewsWorks in the final days…