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April 21, 2014

Finding ways for our kids to talk about mental illness and mental health is really important. I live near Washington DC and had to read last week about a local high school with 6 suicides in the past two years. Two of the kids were 15 years old. Imagining the pain of the parents of these kids...

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Mary Jacksteit

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Environmental Health Food! Health Care

April 17, 2014

Join @MomsRising and @PreventObesity this Friday, 4/18/14 at 1 p.m. EST / 10am PST for #NoMoreJunkAds , our #FoodFri tweetchat focused on creating a healthier school environment. Parents scored a huge victory last year when we won the Smart Snacks rule . Now snacks sold in school vending machines...

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Migdalia Rivera

Environmental Health Health Care

April 7, 2014

Thank you MomsRising and Maryland Moms! With your help, the Maryland General Assembly passed House Bill 621 / Senate Bill 700, legislation that generates revenue for professional pesticide usage reporting through a modest increase on the annual pesticide manufacturers product registration fee...

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Ruth Berlin

Health Care

March 28, 2014

In America, 5.7 million children do not have health insurance. That’s a scary number. As a mother and a grandmother, I know the many worries that parents have about their children. We try to protect them from illness and accidents, but so much is beyond our control. Far too many parents face...

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Kathleen Sebelius

Health Care

March 27, 2014

As I sat listening to Angie share the story of her birthing experience, I was saddened to realize how similar it was to my own, even though the hospitals were almost 1500 miles apart. As she described how she sent her son to the nursery to allow herself to get some rest, I wondered if anyone...

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Sahira Long, MD, FAAP, IBCLC

Health Care

March 25, 2014

So far, over 5 million people have enrolled in health insurance through the Affordable Care Act! But millions more are eligible but not enrolled. It’s critical we alert our communities that this year’s deadline for getting coverage through healthcare.gov is March 31st – next Monday! Please help us...

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Felicia Burnett

Health Care

March 24, 2014

I’m really peeved with the media. I’m getting tired of seeing these so-called “Obamacare horror stories” when I watch TV or read the news when, in reality, over five million people have gained healthcare coverage thanks to the Affordable Care Act and many millions of people are getting financial...

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Jeannina Perez

Family Economic Security Health Care

March 22, 2014

What you want to know about the “Break Time for Nursing Mothers” law Earlier this month, ACLU Nationwide sent a letter to a Colorado employer, documenting multiple violations of the federal “Break Time for Nursing Mothers” law. While calling on DISH Network to provide adequate space and privacy for...

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To-wen Tseng

Health Care

March 20, 2014

Each person in my family has a pre-existing condition. Even my seven-year-old son. From my high blood pressure, to my husband's cholesterol, to my son's severe health issues as an infant—just a few years ago we were basically uninsurable on the individual market. So, you can imagine how relieved I...

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Felicia Burnett

Health Care

March 20, 2014

California is in the midst of an obesity and diabetes epidemic. It did not happen by chance. It has been led by sophisticated marketing that targets our kids. It is wreaking havoc on the public's health, and healthcare costs, and we are all paying for it. Soda and other sugary drinks are the single...

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Migdalia Rivera