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09/30/13

Para leer este artículo en español, haga clic aquí . Many people go through or know someone who is unable to pay their high health insurance premiums, impacting their health, ruining their finances or avoiding the opportunity of preventing a life-threatening illness. After immigration policies, the...

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Ruth Vasquez

Environmental Health Health Care

09/30/13

EPA is doing a better job protecting children's health, according to a new government report . This is very welcome news indeed — kudos to the agency for recognizing that when it comes to environmental harms, kids cannot be treated like little adults. The bad news? The report flagged one arena...

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Kristin Schafer

09/27/13

YONKERS, NY -- Consumer Reports, the nonprofit consumer service organization empowering consumers for more than 75 years, launched HealthLawHelper.org, an innovative web-based tool that offers personalized guidance to help consumers better understand how they may be affected by the Affordable Care...

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Elena Chavez

09/27/13

We are now four days away from a potential government shutdown and the media is all a flutter over whether or not the shutdown will occur. We will likely know for certain late in the evening on September 30th—hours away from the end of the fiscal year. But you are probably wondering why we are here...

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Elyssa Schmier

Food!

09/27/13

In a society plagued by obesity, with three out of the five top causes of death in America related to lifestyle choices, it's time we did something to save the future generation. The USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) made great steps in this direction over the summer by passing the new...

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Sarene Alsharif

Food!

09/27/13

Don’t peg me for a super healthy mom whose kids eat their veggies every day and have oranges for snacks. That is not me, but it is who I aspire to be; and it’s odd to see how much resistance I get because I am on this path. I am a Latina and I grew up equating food with love. Love was making sure...

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Cristina Ramirez

Food!

09/27/13

Author's note: As the mother of teen who was diagnosed with hypertension and high cholesterol at the age of 15, I strongly applaud the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) nutrition standards for schools. The standards, the first change in 15 years, will go far in stemming the tide of...

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Migdalia Rivera

Immigration

09/26/13

There are more than 11 Million undocumented people living, working, and dreaming in the USA. We need to hear their voices and stories loud and clear during the debates over immigration policy reform. Those voices, reflections of lived experiences, should be centered and uplifted. On October 5th and...

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Maegan Ortiz

Food!

09/26/13

My son has had stomach issues pretty much all of his life. By the time he was two, he'd had extensive medical testing done, all to no avail. Finally, we discovered that he had Milk Soy Protein Intolerance (MSPI). Before that point, I'd never heard of MSPI and, although I prided myself on being a...

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Amber Dunn

Health Care Food! Blog Carnivals

09/26/13

Confession. Making my kids lunch every day is hard for me. I’m not proud of this. I am a mom that works in childhood obesity prevention, I have overhauled the snack program at our daycare, I am active in the local food movement, and I’m the mom that doesn’t bring chips or cookies for the baseball...

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