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Board welcomes Leah (Morelle) Mack

Healthy NewsWorks is pleased to announce that Leah (Morelle) Mack has joined the board of directors.   Leah is a partner at PwC where she specializes in pharmaceuticals, life sciences, healthcare…

Healthy NewsWorks is hiring!

Healthy NewsWorks is seeking a part-time Communications Associate to help tell its story and expand its reach.  This position offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of health,…

Read the Fall 2025 edition of By Kids, For Kids!

Just in time for the start of school, the Fall 2025 edition of Healthy NewsWorks’ By Kids, For Kids is online and in print!  The issue includes student articles, illustrations,…

In Print: Summer Newsletter

We recently printed our annual summer newsletter, which looked back on the 2024–25 school year and peeked ahead at 2025–26.   Highlights included a recap of the Making Good Decisions theme…

Poetry about pressure

Quandre Davis, a reporter for the Chester Charter Scholars Academy Healthy Highlights, wrote a poem that was featured in the Fall 2025 edition of By Kids, For Kids. The poem, titled…

Student reporters talk loneliness and connection with Dr. Vivek Murthy

Healthy NewsWorks student reporters recently asked Dr. Vivek Murthy, the 19th and 21st U.S. Surgeon General, about loneliness, social connection, and the importance of building strong relationships.  During a sit-down interview, the reporters learned what led Dr. Murthy to focus…

VIDEO: Healthy NewsWorks alum returns to Cole Manor

Dean Millard, a Healthy NewsWorks alum, returned this year to Cole Manor Elementary School, where he was previously a reporter for the Healthy Comet.  Student reporters interviewed Dean about making…

Read the 2024-25 Impact Report

The 2024-25 Healthy NewsWorks Impact Report is now available! The report provides a snapshot of Healthy NewsWorks’ accomplishments, impact, and financial highlights.    Healthy NewsWorks reached 1,995 students with programming….

Strides toward Building a Healthy Future

Thank you to everyone who has contributed during the first two years of our Building a Healthy Future Campaign!   We are happy to report that, as of June 30, 2025,…

Dr. Ross T. Hamilton, Jr. joins the board of directors

The Healthy NewsWorks board is pleased to announce its newest member, Dr. Ross T. Hamilton, Jr., a career educator who has taught in New York City and Philadelphia schools, worked…

Looking back on a year of Making Good Decisions

The 2024-2025 school year was defined by “Making Good Decisions,” a theme that led students to reflect on sleep habits, making friends, healthy snacking, and using social media. They reflected…

Lessons on gratitude from Bogota, Colombia

A group of students in Bogota, Colombia, have a special partnership with Healthy NewsWorks. This year, they reported on the importance of gratitude in their community at Colegio Nuevo Granada…