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Environmental Health

Eco-Friendly Postpartum Practices: What Every Family Should Know

February 27, 2023
After recently giving birth to my second baby, I’ve learned that is important to focus on postpartum care in an environmentally conscious way. Not only does this benefit the health of both you and your child, but it also helps to preserve the environment for future generations. It can be difficult...
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Rev. Dr. Dorthea Enrique Fondren
Podcast

Breaking Through: Abortioncare, Representation Matters, Ending Mass Shootings, and Why Public Policies Must Cover People of All Genders

February 21, 2023
On the radio show this week, we cover the continued outrageous attacks on access to abortioncare and reproductive health medications including Mifepristone; why representation matters and how you can run – or help someone run - for office; the tragic rise in mass shootings and what you can do about...
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MomRising's Mandate for America
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2023 Mandate for America

February 22, 2023
“There is no thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.” ― Audre Lorde Mission: MomsRising Education Fund is an organization of more than a million people working to increase family economic security, stop discrimination, and build a nation where everyone can thrive...
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We need to practice leaning on others.
MomsRising Social & Emotional Development

Learning to Need Others

February 20, 2023
Does this sound familiar? “I’m fine.” “Oh, I’ll be okay.” “I don’t want to be a bother.” “I just need to spend some more time thinking about it.” “I’ll figure it out.” These are some of the things we say to ourselves or others when we are in denial of our own needs. Denying our needs is one of the...
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Beth Anstandig
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Health Care

CCF, Pediatricians Urge State Leaders to Shield Children from Losing Medicaid Coverage

February 22, 2023
This article originally appeared on the Center for Child and Families website and is shared here with the express consent of the organization. Written by: Joan Alker State-by-State Report Shows Medicaid Now Covers More Than Half of U.S. Children This week we teamed up with our colleagues at the...
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Tasmiha Khan
Reproductive Justice

We need your signature right now to protect already limited access to abortion in TX

February 16, 2023
Once again, conservative groups and anti-abortion politicians are doing their best to sustain power by stripping people of their human right to reproductive and abortion health care. This time in Amarillo, Texas where as it currently stands, Mifepristone -- the medication used to assist the...
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Diarra Aida Diouf
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Maternal Justice

ACT NOW: Support New Moms

February 16, 2023
"I suffered from terrible postpartum depression. My doctor didn't discuss it with me and I didn't know what was happening to me." --Lois Lois is just like so many moms who struggle after giving birth. It doesn’t have to be this way. We can, and we must, do better!
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Gina Arias