Blog Carnivals

August 3, 2011

California WIC – the nation’s largest WIC program -- is making huge strides towards our goal of making breastfeeding the norm in communities where we serve over 50% of all infants born. Thanks to a “harmonic convergence” of progressive WIC policy and environmental changes , our exclusive...

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Laurie True

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August 3, 2011

My son was born last year. Luckily, we had no trouble with the big latch on. I savored every moment of bonding with him as he nursed. Three months after his birth, I returned to work. And then the trouble began. I grudgingly adopted my Medela Pump in Style. But the little one didn’t want anything...

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Vibhuti Mehra

Health Care Blog Carnivals

August 3, 2011

As part of a long term strategy to have more California hospitals become Baby Friendly, or at least adopt breastfeeding policies, California WIC Association (CWA) is sponsoring SB 502 (Pavley and deLeon), the Hospital Infant Feeding Act. The bill requires all general acute care and special...

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Karen Farley

Health Care Blog Carnivals

August 3, 2011

While everyone is talking about the historic win we received with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) accepting the full recommendations of the Institute of Medicine (IOM), making contraceptives available without co-pays, we shouldn’t forget the other great victories for women’s...

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Melanie Ross-Levin

Health Care Blog Carnivals

August 3, 2011

Along the stately halls of Capitol Hill offices, which house the work of the world's greatest deliberative body, are a few rooms with nicknames like the Lactation Station, the Milk Factory, and the Boob Cube. These are the lactation rooms for many of the nursing mothers of national politics, where...

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Roberta Heine

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August 3, 2011

As we celebrate World Breastfeeding Week, 170 countries will be taking part in activities to raise awareness about the benefits of breastfeeding to maternal and infant health around the world. This year’s theme is “ Talk to Me! Breastfeeding—a 3 D Experience ,” and focuses on using communication to...

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Steve Wing

Health Care Blog Carnivals

August 3, 2011

The first baby I ever latched on was my own. My first son, born five years ago this week, gave me quite a scare in his first week of life. He lost more than 10% of his birth weight, didn't pee or poop for days, had a sunken soft spot and lips as dry as the desert. No matter what I tried, I just...

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Jesse Zilberstein

Health Care Blog Carnivals

July 8, 2011

It's wrong, and ultimately ineffective, to balance the budget by cutting federal support ofhealth care. Both the House and White House budget proposals include cuts to Medicaidand Children's Health Insurance - but these programs should not be on the negotiating table. Cuts to Medicaid will cause...

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Roberta Heine

Health Care Blog Carnivals

July 7, 2011

The other day I witnessed a disturbing sight in my corner of the city on a street lined by multi-lanes and whizzing cars. A couple of kids about my kids’ ages – a 7-year-old boy and 4-year-old girl – were doing a big shopping – not candy! -- at Walgreens. I watched them check out, receive three...

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Elisa Batista

Health Care Blog Carnivals

July 7, 2011

xMedicaid has historically been a lifeline for the very poor with children, for the disabled, and for the elderly. The 50 million already served should be reason enough to protect Medicaid from disastrous cuts currently being proposed in Congress. However, people may not realize just how important...

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Rory O'Sullivan