Health Care

Family Economic Security Health Care Politics & Policy

May 14, 2021

Everything is strange this year, including tax day, which has been moved to May 17th due to the pandemic. But don’t worry, we have some actions to get you excited about taxes!

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Sue Anne Reed

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Health Care

May 13, 2021

I'm not a layperson. I wasn't lost in the healthcare system. I know healthcare from the inside out. I have been a nurse for 17 years. I researched every doctor before scheduling an appointment. I prepared a list of questions and concerns for each doctor's visit. Yet the outcome was the same as any other patient's story that results in misdiagnosis.

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Gabriela Wijegunawardena

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Health Care

May 11, 2021

Don’t be shy! If you have a question about COVID-19 vaccines, then there surely are also many others who have that same question, too. Share your questions with us and we’ll work to get them answered.

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Felicia Burnett

Environmental Health Health Care Military Families Politics & Policy

May 5, 2021

My name is Dr. Kate Hendricks Thomas, and I am a public health professional whose research focuses on the well-being of military-connected women. Long before I became an academic, I was a Marine Corps Military Police Officer. I served from 2002-2012 in garrison commands, overseas in Iraq, and...

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Dr. Kate Hendricks Thomas

Health Care MomsRising Politics & Policy

May 5, 2021

Being a single mother is tough. Doing the same job during a global pandemic has been nothing short of a seemingly impossible task that managed to get completed with each passing day. In March of 2020, as I was packing my luggage to make one of my many usual trips to Washington, D.C. for my work as...

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Lizette Escobedo

Blog Carnivals Health Care MomsRising Politics & Policy

May 5, 2021

Ser madre soltera es difícil. Hacer el mismo trabajo durante una pandemia mundial ha sido una tarea aparentemente imposible que se ha logrado llevar a cabo día a día. En marzo de 2020, me encontraba haciendo mis maletas para realizar uno de mis múltiples viajes habituales a Washington, D.C. por mi...

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Lizette Escobedo

A child receiving a vaccine from a doctor

Health Care

May 4, 2021

There is a new bill that is dangerous for public health being considered by the NC General Assembly that needs your urgent attention! House Bill 558 would make it unlawful to mandate vaccinations against ANY illness for schools, child care, and health care professionals and settings—including COVID...

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Felicia Burnett

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Woman with prescription drug bottles and medical bills

Health Care

May 4, 2021

With the passage of the American Rescue Plan, we are delighted that President Biden has made strides in making health care more affordable. However, there is still a lot of work to do when it comes to prescription drug affordability for families. In fact, lowering the cost of health care and...

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Tasmiha Khan

Health Care Politics & Policy

April 27, 2021

As April comes to a close, a key public health deadline is approaching – the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has until April 29, 2021 to decide whether it will move forward in removing menthol cigarettes from the market. The vast majority of Black American smokers – 85% - use menthol cigarettes,...

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Portia White

Stop killing our kids: Justice for Adam Toledo

Health Care Immigration

April 23, 2021

Ma’Khia Bryant should be alive today. Adam Toledo should be alive today. Daunte Wright should be alive today. George Floyd should be alive today. While a jury this week convicted former police officer Derek Chauvin on all three counts for the murder of George Floyd, as was right; we know that a...

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