Find current and past articles about our program, our people, student work, events, and milestones.
Summer camp with a health focus
August 2020 … For the first time, Healthy NewsWorks offered a digital health journalism camp this summer. Fifteen students, ages 9 to 14, enrolled for nine sessions in June and…
Student reporters contribute to community newsletter
August 2020 … Three Healthy NewsWorks student reporters contributed to a community newsletter distributed to more than 80,000 Philadelphia homes this summer via food boxes and at other sites. Equally…
August 2020 … Healthy NewsWorks was fortunate to work with three university healthcare students this summer in partnership with the Bridging the Gaps Community Health Internship Program. Bridging the Gaps…
| Sara, 7th grade | June 2020 … This year summer has been very different. I usually can see my friends more, go to parties, and interact with people. But,…
| By Alexandra, 7th grade | June 2020 … Martha’s Choice Marketplace in Norristown is more than a pantry giving food in boxes to people in need—it’s a whole grocery…
| By Alana, 7th grade | June 2020 … Dr. Elizabeth Rappaport met this spring with East Norriton Middle School reporters through a Zoom teleconference to discuss vaccines for COVID-19….
May 2020 … Thank you to everyone who attended, participated in, and supported our first-ever virtual event on May 20. Creating the Book Reveal production, which we did in a…
| By St. Veronica Healthy Hero staff | May 2020 … St. Veronica Healthy Hero third-grade reporters have created rainbows for children in Philadelphia homeless shelters as a sign of…
| By Tyler, 8th grade | May 2020 … I recently interviewed Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey who is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and former chief executive officer of…
The Big Reveal—Sign up for our May virtual event
April 2020 … Healthy NewsWorks is excited to invite you to our 2020 Book Reveal—a virtual event in celebration of kids asking questions and the launch of our ninth book….
