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Healthy NewsWorks board welcomes Omar Joseph
October 2020…Healthy NewsWorks is pleased to welcome Omar D. Joseph, a marketing executive with...
Student reporting lit a spark
Editor’s note: This article is by Elena Tzivekis, who was a student reporter for 8 years on two...
Staying mentally healthy during COVID-19
| By Te-ojah, 12th grade | August 2020... "In times like COVID-19, children face uncertainty,...
Summer camp with a health focus
August 2020 ... For the first time, Healthy NewsWorks offered a digital health journalism camp...
Student reporters contribute to community newsletter
Click to view newsletter August 2020 ... Three Healthy NewsWorks student reporters contributed to...
Thank you to our summer interns!
August 2020 … Healthy NewsWorks was fortunate to work with three university healthcare students...
The sad summer
| Sara, 7th grade | June 2020 ... This year summer has been very different. I usually can see my...
Summer is off to a good start
| Bryana, 4th grade | June 2020 ... Although we are in a pandemic, my summer has been good so far....
Food needs are greater now
| By Alexandra, 7th grade | June 2020 ... Martha's Choice Marketplace in Norristown is more than a...
Waiting for a vaccine
| By Alana, 7th grade | June 2020 ... Dr. Elizabeth Rappaport met this spring with East Norriton...
Deep gratitude to all involved in Book Reveal
May 2020 ... Thank you to everyone who attended, participated in, and supported our first-ever...
Sending a message of hope
| By St. Veronica Healthy Hero staff | May 2020 … St. Veronica Healthy Hero third-grade reporters...
Rebuilding after the virus
| By Tyler, 8th grade | May 2020 ... I recently interviewed Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey who is a...
What it’s like to report on the pandemic
| By Trevor, 5th grade | April 2020 ... Pam Belluck is a health and science writer for The New...
The Big Reveal—Sign up for our May virtual event
April 2020 ... Healthy NewsWorks is excited to invite you to our 2020 Book Reveal—a virtual event...
How to deal with anxiety
| By Alexandra, 7th grade | April 2020 ... The coronavirus pandemic has made it difficult for many...
VIDEO: Hearty Kids Spotlight on eating vegetables
Click to watch video April 2020 ... Eating vegetables helps keep your heart healthy, according to...
Yellow Fever: Remembering a 1793 epidemic
| By Sara, 6th grade | April 2020 ... Yellow Fever caused one of the worst epidemics in American...
Middle schoolers speak to epidemiologist
| By Beth, 8th grade | March 2020 ... East Norriton Middle School students recently participated...
Find answers to coronavirus questions
March 2020 ... Healthy NewsWorks has created a new web page dedicated to helping kids understand...
Healthy NewsWorks board welcomes Omar Joseph
October 2020…Healthy NewsWorks is pleased to welcome Omar D. Joseph, a marketing executive with...
Student reporting lit a spark
Editor’s note: This article is by Elena Tzivekis, who was a student reporter for 8 years on two...
Staying mentally healthy during COVID-19
| By Te-ojah, 12th grade | August 2020... "In times like COVID-19, children face uncertainty,...
Summer camp with a health focus
August 2020 ... For the first time, Healthy NewsWorks offered a digital health journalism camp...
Student reporters contribute to community newsletter
Click to view newsletter August 2020 ... Three Healthy NewsWorks student reporters contributed to...
Thank you to our summer interns!
August 2020 … Healthy NewsWorks was fortunate to work with three university healthcare students...
The sad summer
| Sara, 7th grade | June 2020 ... This year summer has been very different. I usually can see my...
Summer is off to a good start
| Bryana, 4th grade | June 2020 ... Although we are in a pandemic, my summer has been good so far....
Food needs are greater now
| By Alexandra, 7th grade | June 2020 ... Martha's Choice Marketplace in Norristown is more than a...
Waiting for a vaccine
| By Alana, 7th grade | June 2020 ... Dr. Elizabeth Rappaport met this spring with East Norriton...
Deep gratitude to all involved in Book Reveal
May 2020 ... Thank you to everyone who attended, participated in, and supported our first-ever...
Sending a message of hope
| By St. Veronica Healthy Hero staff | May 2020 … St. Veronica Healthy Hero third-grade reporters...
Rebuilding after the virus
| By Tyler, 8th grade | May 2020 ... I recently interviewed Dr. Risa Lavizzo-Mourey who is a...
What it’s like to report on the pandemic
| By Trevor, 5th grade | April 2020 ... Pam Belluck is a health and science writer for The New...
The Big Reveal—Sign up for our May virtual event
April 2020 ... Healthy NewsWorks is excited to invite you to our 2020 Book Reveal—a virtual event...
How to deal with anxiety
| By Alexandra, 7th grade | April 2020 ... The coronavirus pandemic has made it difficult for many...
VIDEO: Hearty Kids Spotlight on eating vegetables
Click to watch video April 2020 ... Eating vegetables helps keep your heart healthy, according to...
Yellow Fever: Remembering a 1793 epidemic
| By Sara, 6th grade | April 2020 ... Yellow Fever caused one of the worst epidemics in American...
Middle schoolers speak to epidemiologist
| By Beth, 8th grade | March 2020 ... East Norriton Middle School students recently participated...
Find answers to coronavirus questions
March 2020 ... Healthy NewsWorks has created a new web page dedicated to helping kids understand...