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HNW students weigh in on new Franklin Institute exhibit
The Franklin Institute invited two Healthy NewsWorks teams to offer input for a new exhibit on the human body that is expected to open in 2024. The reporters for the…
Dear Friend of Healthy NewsWorks: Your generosity helped make our Fall 2022 fund drive a success! We met our matching grant challenge from the Healthy NewsWorks board, and we exceeded our $30,000…
Healthy NewsWorks had a remarkable 2022, defined by the talent and enthusiasm of our student reporters! It’s been an inspiration to see them learn to interview experts, seek out accurate…
Help our student reporters learn more and gain new opportunities in 2023. We are thrilled to announce that you have helped us meet our $10,000 Healthy NewsWorks Board Match for our…
Healthy NewsWorks is excited to announce that it is one of 38 community-based nonprofit organizations selected to receive funding through AstraZeneca’s Accelerate Change Together (ACT) on Health Equity: Community Solutions…
Our Healthy NewsWorks reporters this year are considering how health and the environment are linked—especially when it comes to climate change. Importantly, they are figuring out how they can do…
UPDATE: The Healthy NewsWorks film “How We Heal” has been named Best Children’s Media winner during the 2022 San Diego International Kids’ Film Festival. The winners were announced at the…
It’s hard to believe, but this is Healthy NewsWorks’ 20th school year. During that time, we have worked in more than 40 schools in the Philadelphia region. And we are…
Donate to help us give students ‘amazing’ experiences
The Healthy NewsWorks Fall Fundraising Appeal is underway! We invite you to donate to support our program before Dec. 31, 2022. One of the greatest joys of our program is seeing…
Healthy NewsWorks is proud to introduce today a top-to-bottom redesign of its website, healthynewsworks.org/. The new design is intended to be clean and vibrant, featuring bright colors and eye-catching student…
Editor’s note: Eighth graders at St. Joseph Pro-Cathedral School have been considering Healthy NewsWorks’ theme for the 2022-23 school year, Caring for Our Earth and Ourselves. Here, they reflect on…
School is back in session, and seasoned Healthy NewsWorks student journalists are chomping at the bit to get back to reporting and writing. Eighth graders at St. Joseph Pro-Cathedral Catholic…
