Find current and past articles about our program, our people, student work, events, and milestones.
Teacher is no pushover in push-up contest
A brave fourth grader at Russell Byers Charter School in Philadelphia recently declared that he could beat Healthy NewsWorks teacher Eve Smith in a push-up contest. Eve, who has always…
Two editions of ‘By Kids, For Kids’ coming this year
Two new installments of Healthy NewsWorks’ By Kids, For Kids magazine are set for publication this year. The Spring 2024 issue will debut in April, with a Fall issue to…
A look back at the beginning with HNW’s co-founder
Susan Spencer was a second-grade teacher in Upper Darby, Pa., when she and a student’s parent, Marian Uhlman, struck up a conversation about children’s health. Susan was an avid New…
HNW receives second AstraZeneca health equity award
Healthy NewsWorks has received a Community Solutions Challenge award for the second year in a row through AstraZeneca’s Accelerate Change Together (ACT) on Health Equity initiative. The global pharmaceutical and…
After 20 years of working to increase children’s health awareness and understanding, Healthy NewsWorks is piloting a new program to spread that knowledge to families outside the classroom. Ginger Ragland,…
Healthy NewsWorks is pleased to welcome attorney Conor Foley to its board as an observer for the next year. Conor is an associate attorney with Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check,…
Congratulations to Philadelphia Hebrew Public Charter School (PHP), Russell Byers Charter School, and MaST Community Charter School on the publication of the first editions of their healthy newspapers! All three…
Building a Healthy Future Campaign off to a terrific start
Dear Friends of Healthy NewsWorks: Thanks to the generosity of many individuals, our Building a Healthy Future Campaign is off to a terrific start. You have helped us raise more…
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Healthy NewsWorks is planning a Block Party on Sunday, June 2, to celebrate our student reporters’ accomplishments, provide students and families with additional…
“Special Feature on Health and Climate Change,” a new film from Healthy NewsWorks student journalists, is now available for your viewing! The student-reported film, broken into two 10-minute segments, features…
Help us build a healthy future for Healthy NewsWorks
Little did we know when Healthy NewsWorks published its first student newspaper 20 years ago that we would reach thousands of children with our unique multidisciplinary program of literacy, journalism,…
School is in full swing, and Healthy NewsWorks is in more classrooms than ever. “So many teachers want to get their kids involved,” said Mia Blitstein, Healthy NewsWorks program manager….
