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Healthy NewsWorks’ 2026 Fall Appeal is underway through Dec. 31. Your support will help more students build media literacy and health knowledge and learn to find and share accurate information. 

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Through Healthy NewsWorks, student reporters research credible sources, interview experts, and produce articles for their school newspapers and Healthy NewsWorks publications. During the 2026–27 school year, we will deliver our programs to more than 2,200 students in the Philadelphia and New Jersey regions. 

Join Healthy NewsWorks for a special evening event with best-selling author Angela Duckworth, Ph.D., on Thursday, November 19, in Philadelphia.   A Conversation with Angela Duckworth[…]
Steve Riggs returned to H.B. Wilson Family School in Camden, NJ, this fall to bring Healthy NewsWorks’ unique media literacy program to the same elementary[…]

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Fall 2026 Magazine

For the Spring 2026 edition, reporters wrote about Making Healthy Connections.

By Kids, For Kids

A magazine and website created by kids, for kids! Check out our featured article from our By Kids, For Kids Magazine!

Pros and cons of using technology

Whether you’re sending messages via text or email, chatting through video, or sharing data in realtime, tools like smartphones and smartwatches act as personal hubs of instant connection, according to an article on the Walden University website.

HEALTHY NEWSWORKS IN YOUR CLASSROOM

Check out our classroom activities. Our materials are designed to help educators engage their own students in media literacy and health education.

Engaging our students in health journalism and media literacy

Since 2003, Healthy NewsWorks elementary and middle school students have encouraged healthful living by producing accurate and relevant health publications and other types of media for their fellow students, families, and the wider community.

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Spotlight

Spring Magazine

Read the newest edition filled with stories, art, and ideas from kids in our community.

Fall Magazine

Read the newest edition filled with stories, art, and ideas from kids in our community.

Evaluation Highlights

Our evaluation shows strong growth in student skills, confidence, and civic engagement.

Impact Report

Healthy NewsWorks reached a record 22 schools and 2,244 students during the 2025–26 school year.

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