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Students reflect on what they learned

Part of Healthy NewsWorks’ goal is to equip our reporters with multiple academic and life skills. We were curious to find out whether they were applying the information they were…

Student reporters shine at Spring Celebration

Healthy NewsWorks student reporters were on stage and on the big screen for our 2023 Spring Celebration at Community College of Philadelphia on May 23.  Community members, students, and family…

Katherine Hatton joins HNW board

Healthy NewsWorks is pleased to welcome Katherine Hatton as a member of its board. Katherine retired in 2022 after 17 years as general counsel of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation,…

Healthy NewsWorks magazine makes its debut

Healthy NewsWorks is thrilled to announce the publication of the inaugural issue of its magazine, By Kids, For Kids. In By Kids, For Kids: Caring for Our Earth and Ourselves, our reporters consider…

HNW launches intensive program

Healthy NewsWorks delivers school-based programs that develop student literacy skills and enhance health knowledge; our core offering is a yearlong program. But what if a full year is too much…

You’re invited to our 2023 Spring Celebration

Please plan to join us from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 23, at Community College of Philadelphia, Bonnell Building, 1700 Spring Garden St., Philadelphia, PA 19130. We’re planning a…

School relaunches healthy newspaper

After a long hiatus, the latest issue of Stewart Middle School’s healthy newspaper, the Healthy Times, currently is in production. It last was published in 2012. Dr. Deminico, the school’s…

Reporters get into nature

William Cramp Fit Flyer reporters discovered first-hand why it’s important to protect the environment during a reporting trip in March to the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum. They’d…

Be on the lookout for our magazine

Editor’s note: Our magazine will be distributed to schools, the community, and online in May. We can’t wait to share it with you. Our student reporters are hard at work…

Cub Reporters hard at work

Healthy NewsWorks’ youngest students, our Cub Reporters, are hard at work reporting and illustrating special sections of their school newspapers. Cub Reporters are in kindergarten through third grade, and participate…

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…