Health Care

July 17, 2013

Donna, a Seattle Seahawks season ticket holder, is "disgusted." In her email to us, she wrote: “I would like to urge you to tell the National Football League (NFL) to reverse their decision not to share information about new health insurance options. The NFL promotes healthy living at their games...

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Ashley Boyd

Environmental Health Health Care

July 16, 2013

There’s a saying in Maryland that to kill a bill, you send it to summer study. Well, last week the Maryland Pesticide Reporting and Information Workgroup met for the first time in Annapolis – and we’re here to make sure these summer students turn their homework in on time. Whether you are a mom from Maryland or Michigan, whether you have kids or once were a kid, getting more information about pesticides can only be good for our health. But if no one is paying attention this summer, we could lose again.

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Ruth Berlin

Paid Family Leave Health Care

July 12, 2013

Great Britain's royal baby has a title but no birthday yet. Due any moment, the third-in-line to the throne already has thrust Prince William and Kate Middleton's marriage philosophy and parenting practices into the limelight, where they will remain for nearly two decades. William and Kate promise...

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Nanette Fondas

Health Care

July 9, 2013

We've got great news! Governor Brown just signed a bill that will make Medi-Cal health coverage available to over a million moderate-income, uninsured Californians beginning in January 2014! This is an important step in ensuring a healthier California. Starting January 1st, people who earn up to...

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Felicia Burnett

Environmental Health Health Care

July 5, 2013

Ed Brown's new movie Unacceptable Levels tells the story of chemicals in our bodies: how they get there, what it means to our health, how in the world it can be legal, and what we can do about it. All this from the perspective of a young dad contemplating the food his family eats, the water they...

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Kristin Schafer

Health Care

July 2, 2013

Today, I’m thrilled that we are awarding nearly $32 million to support Connecting Kids to Coverage Outreach and Enrollment Grants. Our ongoing partnerships with states and communities to connect eligible children to health coverage have taught us valuable lessons about how to conduct effective...

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Cindy Mann

Environmental Health Health Care

June 28, 2013

The internet is abuzz with the impending birth of Kate Middleton’s royal baby. Meanwhile, Rachel, Nina and Natalie, three amazing young women I know, are also welcoming little ones this summer. Like Kate, they want the best for their babies and are thoughtfully preparing their nurseries. This...

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Diana Donlon

Health Care Food!

June 28, 2013

See you later sugary soda, chips, and candy! You see, you are once-in-a-while foods which have no place in schools where students can buy you every day. It is time to feed our kids the fuel they need to get through the school day, to support their physical health, and to teach them how to live...

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Kate Uslan

Health Care

June 27, 2013

As a mom, it is so important to me that my kids get outside and play. When I was growing up, we lived outdoors, riding our bikes, playing kick the can, building forts in the woods. Whether at a local park or in our backyards we were outside. Our imagination -- and our feet -- ran wild, no matter...

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Heather Templeton

Health Care

June 20, 2013

It turns out that the small things in life can make the biggest difference. For instance, with a quick share on your Facebook page, you might be the person responsible for getting your high-school friend the healthcare coverage that they desperately need for their family. This October 1, America's...

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Felicia Burnett