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Our 2016 health leaders are…

March 2016…A top science educator, a former Philadelphia health commissioner, and an anti-hunger advocate are among 12 health leaders interviewed by student reporters this year for Leading Healthy Change In…

Students interview dentists about preventing tooth decay

Click to view our “Preventing Tooth Decay” video February 2016… Healthy NewsWorks student reporters from Cole Manor Elementary School in Norristown, Pa., recently interviewed two dental residents for a public…

What Ebola has meant to Sierra Leone’s children

February 2016… Healthy NewsWorks recently presented a lecture by Lawrence University Professor Claudena Skran about the effect of Ebola epidemic on children in Sierra Leone. An expert on refugees and…

Healthy water is topic for ‘peer-to-peer’ videos

[metaslider id=2025]January 2016…Healthy NewsWorks student journalists are working with KidsGive, a scholarship program sponsored by Lawrence University in Appleton, Wis., on a healthy water project to help students in the…

Tips for staying active and fit in winter

January 2016…Wintry weather often keeps people indoors where it is warm and cozy! And even though that sounds like a good idea, it’s still important to stay active year round….

Author and illustrator visit Whitehall

January 2016…Students at a Norristown elementary school recently got an inside look at the creative process behind writing books. Gloria Barone Rosanio, author of Pedro’s Hungry Ride, read the story…

Ebola and children: Stories of loss and resilience

January 2016… How has the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone affected children? You’re invited to attend a special Healthy NewsWorks event to hear Professor Claudena Skran share the stories of…

Letters to leaders: ‘A spark started in my mind’

December 2015…In letters to health leaders written during the fall 2015 semester, elementary and middle school students related the impressions the leaders’ stories made on them. When he read the…

Recipe: Eggnog has a long and flavorful history

December 2015…Eggnog is a milk- and egg-based beverage traditionally enjoyed during the winter holidays. Dating back to the Middle Ages in Europe, when milk and eggs were scarce unless families…

Marking 10 years at the Healthy Comet

December 2015…Ambar Torres Ramirez and Eddie Fisher are making their world healthier, one story at a time. They are among the current staff of students at Cole Manor Elementary School…

Interviews begin for Leading Healthy Change book

December 2015… Healthy NewsWorks reporters held their first interview recently for the program’s fifth book, Leading Healthy Change In Our Communities 2016. Ten reporters from East Norriton Middle School peppered…

Fall topics include teeth, heart health, respect

[metaslider id=1084]December 2015…Students in 14 Philadelphia-area elementary and middle schools are learning about the benefits of dental hygiene, smiling, and respecting others, thanks to the Fall 2015 Healthy NewsWorks newspapers….