June 2017…Fighting gun violence, preventing athletic injuries, promoting vaccinations, and teaching squash are among the ways a dozen Philadelphia-area health leaders are working to make our communities healthier and safer….

June 2017…A reporter from Generocity, a social impact news site, attended the recent Healthy NewsWorks book launch in order to get a deeper look into Healthy NewsWorks. Albert Hong, a contributing…

June 2017…Healthy NewsWorks took a big leap into radio journalism when AMY Northwest eighth graders Kok-Leang Kaing and Jayden Williams interviewed Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Ron Brooks in May. The reporting team traveled…

June 2017 … Working on his school’s health newspaper helped Ian Kaplan “be a curious and more talkative—in a good way—person,” the Highland Park Elementary School student told a crowd…

June 2017…This year’s special topic, “Play Well: Preparing for a Healthy Life!,” afforded student reporters the opportunity to report in-depth on bone health, aerobic exercise, healthy snacking, and resiliency, among other…

May 2017…Kok-Leang Kaing and Jayden Williams, two 8th grade reporters from AMY Northwest, recently had the opportunity to interview NFL Eagles player Ron Brooks at the Philadelphia Eagles NovaCare complex….

May 2017…Solomon Jones, host of Wake up with WURD in Philadelphia (96.1FM and 900AM), interviewed Healthy NewsWorks director Marian Uhlman during his May 26 radio show.  Wake up with WURD…

May 2017…We are pleased to announce the top 10 posters of the 2017 “Play Well/Preparing for a Healthy, Active Life” Poster Contest. Elementary and middle school students in Healthy NewsWorks schools…

May 2017…The role shift from teacher to teacher-editor can be eye-opening. That was the case in January for Dana DiPasquale, the fourth-grade teacher at St. Raymond of Penafort Catholic School,…

May 2017…Healthy NewsWorks reporters from the East Norriton Bulldog Bulletin had the opportunity to get up close and personal with an electronic mannequin (or high fidelity simulator) called SimMan on…

May 2017…It can often seem like an uphill battle to convince kids that healthy food can be tasty too. For children’s author Gloria Barone Rosanio, half of the husband and…

April 2017 … The Healthy NewsWorks student journalism program is centered on empowering students to have new experiences and step outside their comfort zone. For eighth grader Andrea Ritter, who…