Health Care

August 21, 2013

The idea to write a song about breastfeeding was conceived at a regional peer counselor conference back in 2011. It was during a group activity in which we were asked to come up with a creative way to address a common barrier to breastfeeding. My table’s topic was breastfeeding in public. It was...

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TaNefer Lumukanda

Environmental Health Health Care

August 12, 2013

What's hiding in the fragrances of top brand-name cleaners? You have a right to know--and SC Johnson should be telling you instead of keeping toxic secrets.

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Cassidy Randall

Immigration Health Care

August 6, 2013

This week, the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) launches its fourth annual Latina Week of Action for Reproductive Justice. With the support of more than 85 organizations, including the partnership of California Latinas for Reproductive Justice (CLRJ) and the Colorado...

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Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas

Health Care

August 6, 2013

On August 14, the Rio Arriba Community Health Council will hold All Things Medicaid, our first ever Twitter Town Hall. Some of my readers know that I went to Netroots Nation this year to learn how to put together a Twitter Town Hall to help my community, which is tucked away in the Rocky Mountains...

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Lauren Reichelt

Health Care

August 6, 2013

It seems fitting to open National Breastfeeding Month with a focus on peer counseling and mother-to-mother support. Next to the mother-baby bond, one of the most critical relationships for sustaining breastfeeding can be a close connection between a woman who knows and has experience breastfeeding...

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Diana N. Derige

Health Care

August 6, 2013

Read the original post here at the Becoming Super Mommy blog Sixteen hours after he proposed to me, M awoke in an ambulance, rushing from his company softball game to the emergency room. What looked initially like a stroke turned out to be a seizure, caused by several masses in his brain. Six days...

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Lea Grover

Health Care

August 5, 2013

This article was originally posted at Young Invincibles , which focuses on economic opportunities for all 18-34 year olds. Young Invincibles recognizes that for few demographics is mental health coverage more important than it is for moms, whether they are seeking care for themselves or for their...

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Daniel Joslyn

Paid Family Leave Open Flexible Work Health Care

August 1, 2013

Here’s a spin on National Breastfeeding Month: activism! August is National Breastfeeding Month and August 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week , which is a time to advance breastfeeding as part of the country’s larger healthcare agenda. Throughout the month, MomsRising.org will collaborate with other...

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Anayah Sangodele-Ayoka

Environmental Health Health Care

July 29, 2013

Seven years. Scientists tell us that's the window in the first years of life when children are most vulnerable to pesticide harms. That's also exactly how long EPA has — so far — delayed putting rules in place to protect kids from pesticides that drift from agricultural fields. Bottom line? While...

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Kristin Schafer

Environmental Health Health Care

July 29, 2013

One of my least favorite things about parenting is applying sunscreen to my small children. The kids despise it. They squirm. They scowl. They walk away. It takes parental persistence and fortitude to apply sunscreen-- and then, 2 hours later (or sooner if you have a fair skinned kid like I do) to dry them off, and reapply.

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