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How to deal with anxiety

| By Alexandra, 7th grade | April 2020 … The coronavirus pandemic has made it difficult for many people to cope with the anxiety and stress that come with it…

VIDEO: Hearty Kids Spotlight on eating vegetables

April 2020 … Eating vegetables helps keep your heart healthy, according to a new kid-friendly video in the Hearty Kids Spotlight series.  Vegetables “contain minerals, vitamins, and fiber,” Amy Deahl-Greenlaw, a…

Yellow Fever: Remembering a 1793 epidemic

| By Sara, 6th grade | April 2020 … Yellow Fever caused one of the worst epidemics in American history in 1793. In some ways, it can be compared to…

Middle schoolers speak to epidemiologist

| By Beth, 8th grade | March 2020 … East Norriton Middle School students recently participated in an online conference call with Dr. Robert Sharrar, a physician trained in infectious…

Find answers to coronavirus questions

March 2020 … Healthy NewsWorks has created a new web page dedicated to helping kids understand the coronavirus and related topics. It’s called “Making Sense of the Virus.” The page…

A message regarding coronavirus

March 2020 … We at Healthy NewsWorks hope that you and your family are safe and well as the spread of a coronavirus brings many changes to all our lives….

VIDEO: Hearty Kids Spotlight on exercise

March 2020 … The role of exercise in keeping your heart healthy is explained in a new kid-friendly video produced by Healthy NewsWorks. “A heart-healthy activity is anything that gets…

Introducing our 2020 health leaders

March 2020…Protecting waterways, ending gun violence, reducing waste, and finding non-addictive treatments for pain. These are among the ways 10 Philadelphia-area health leaders interviewed recently by Healthy NewsWorks student journalists…

How to make the world healthier

March 2020 … Healthy NewsWorks teachers this year are asking their student health reporters to respond to the following prompt: Describe a way that you can make your community a…

Reporters learn about stopping a virus

March 2020 … As the coronavirus began to spread in the United States early this year, reporters for several Healthy NewsWorks reporting teams worked on articles and posters about ways…

Lessons on kindness from a dog

February 2020…A dog that teaches kindness, brings comfort to people who are ill, and even helps kids learn recently visited with the staffs of two Healthy NewsWorks newspapers. Page, a…

Introducing the Hearty Kids Spotlight series

February 2020…Healthy NewsWorks is excited to announce the Hearty Kids Spotlight series. During the 2019-20 school year, we are working on four videos focused on heart health and healthy behaviors…