November 2018…Healthy NewsWorks is pleased to welcome two new members to its board and to salute outgoing board member Nancy Erickson. Joining the board are Michelle Davidson, senior vice president for communications and marketing and chief customer experience officer at Health Partners Plans, and Kenny Johnson, community engagement coordinator for the Philadelphia Phillies. Michelle said […] Read More
Health Hero voting’s over. Stay tuned!
November 2018 … Voting has ended in the 2018 Be Well Philly Health Hero Challenge. A huge shoutout and THANK YOU to all who voted for Healthy NewsWorks Executive Director Marian Uhlman over the past few months! The Health Hero Challenge is sponsored by Philadelphia magazine and Independence Blue Cross to recognize people and organizations […] Read More
They research. They write. They proofread!
November 2018…When proofs of the Whitehall Healthy Reporter hit their work tables, the newspaper staffers’ first reaction was giddy exhilaration. The second? Getting down to business. With all the intensity of old-fashioned proofreaders (minus the green eyeshades) the students read the stories, word by word. They focused on bylines. They looked closely at the masthead. […] Read More
Healthy NewsWorks receives GSK Impact Award
November 2018… Healthy NewsWorks and nine other Philadelphia-area nonprofit organizations have been honored with the prestigious Glaxo SmithKline (GSK) Impact Award. The nonprofits were awarded $40,000 each in recognition of their contributions to building a healthier Philadelphia region. The awards, which were presented in partnership with The Philadelphia Foundation, were announced November 15 during a […] Read More
Getting the facts on heart health in grades K-2
November 2018 … More than 120 junior reporters ages 5 to 7 are learning what is a fact, who is an expert, and how to keep their hearts strong in the second year of Healthy NewsWorks’ Hearty Kids Initiative. The pilot program seeks to promote heart health awareness and literacy skills for students in kindergarten […] Read More
Donate today to double your gift
December update: We’re excited to announce a special challenge that will make it possible for you to double the value of your gift to Healthy NewsWorks in the final days of our fall 2018 fundraiser. Several Healthy NewsWorks board members have pledged to match the first $4,000 in new gifts from other donors between Wednesday, […] Read More
Marian Uhlman is a Health Hero finalist!
November 2018 … Healthy NewsWorks is excited to announce that Executive Director Marian Uhlman is one of three finalists for the 2018 Be Well Philly Health Hero Challenge. VOTE NOW You can vote once a day through November 15 to help make it possible for Healthy NewsWorks to receive a $10,000 donation! Please share the […] Read More
What it means to be a reporter
October 2018 … What’s it like for a fifth grader to become a reporter? Here’s how some of the student newspaper staff at William Cramp Elementary School see it: “It feels good to be a reporter. It’s fun. We get to do a lot of stuff like to interview teachers about what they did as […] Read More
Games reinforce health, research topics
October 2018 … Several new games have been added to the Healthy NewsWorks website to give student reporters an opportunity to brush up on key topics and have fun at the same time. The interactive games test the students’ knowledge about heart health, dental health, and nutrition as well as their reporting know-how and web […] Read More
Two more ways to contribute
October 2018 … Thanks to suggestions from donors, Healthy NewsWorks has recently added two new ways you can support our organization. You now can donate securities to Healthy NewsWorks. You’ll be entitled to a tax deduction based on the stock’s fair market value, and you’ll be exempt from capital gains tax on any increase in […] Read More