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Student reporters share healthy snacking tips for the holidays

With the busy holiday season ahead, we’d like to share a few snacking tips gathered by Healthy NewsWorks reporters this year and offer some ideas for healthy recipes.  Catholic Partnership…

Learning the difference between can versus will 

I was working with a group of student reporters on the introductory paragraph for an article about the health benefits of showing empathy to other people. As we were reviewing…

Healthy NewsWorks introduces new staff member

Healthy NewsWorks is pleased to welcome Jennyfer O’Brien, M.P.H., as our new communications associate. Jennyfer has a background in public health and a passion for advancing health information accurately and…

What your donation means to students

UPDATE: Every gift will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $5,000, doubling your impact for Healthy NewsWorks students! Donate today to make your support go even further. Helping children learn how…

In the rhythm of good attendance

Catholic Partnership Schools Healthy Courier reporters took a creative approach last spring to showcase their research about the importance of school attendance: They wrote a song!  After watching a music…

Reflecting on students’ first forays into journalism

Healthy NewsWorks staff members learn a lot about their new reporters each year during our “boot camp,” which consists of six lessons designed to immerse them in journalism. Program Manager…

Student reporters launch new filmmaking series

Aria Bucci, a fifth grader at East Norriton Middle School and former reporter for the Cole Manor Healthy Comet, is one of four students who helped create a new filmmaking…

You’re invited to get to know Healthy NewsWorks!

Join us on Thursday, November 6, from 7 to 7:30 p.m. for Getting to Know Healthy NewsWorks. During this special event via Zoom, you’ll learn how Healthy NewsWorks helps kids…

We’re seeking volunteer designers!

Healthy NewsWorks students will publish over 40 school newspapers this year. We are seeking volunteers with layout experience to help edit and design them. The newspapers are designed using Canva…

First lessons for student reporters

More elementary and middle schools than ever are participating in Healthy NewsWorks health journalism programming this year.  In nearly two dozen schools in Philadelphia, Camden, Chester City, and Norristown, students…

South Jersey campers serve as reporters

During summer break, a group of Catholic Partnership Schools campers spent several afternoons as reporters.  Healthy NewsWorks Program Associate Steve Riggs teamed up with a St. Joseph’s Pro-Cathedral School teacher,…

Updated book of healthy snack recipes

If you are looking for a family-friendly healthy snack that won’t eat a big hole in your food budget, check out “Healthy Snacks, Drinks and Quick Bites: A Recipe Book…