Health Care

January 24, 2012

When I first started writing about toxic chemicals, a funny thing would happen. Every few weeks, after devouring a new study or Photo credit: Photo by Flickr user j l t article, I would race through my apartment, bagging up the series of surprisingly toxic products that lived in each room. At the...

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Claire Moshenberg

Health Care Families & The Federal Budget Blog Carnivals

January 23, 2012

Amy Chua ousted the timid Rabbit and made 2011 the Year of the Tiger. Her book, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother , a memoir about how she raised fabulously successful children through strict parenting, became a global phenomenon. Parents everywhere fiercely debated the pros and cons of Chua’s...

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Gloria Pan

Childcare & Early Education Health Care

January 18, 2012

What will the big stories be for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2012? Access, affordability and quality win the day. The ACA year opens with a scintillating GOP primary and election year intrigue; and the Supreme Court hears arguments on the “individual responsibility” requirement and the...

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Darden Rice

Environmental Health Health Care

January 18, 2012

Have you been following CT Working Moms blogger Dena Fleno's 12 Days of Toxins posts? Dena believes that understanding what toxins may be lurking in products we use on ourselves and our families and what alternatives are out there either in the store or in your kitchen cabinet are important for...

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Michelle Noehren

Health Care

January 12, 2012

In November Dr. Ken Murray published a blog on Zocalo Public Square called “How Doctors Die.” It’s been reverberating through the Web ever since, prompting a continuous stream of comments and inspiring others to offer their own essays and input. What struck a chord was the assertion that doctors...

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Barbara Coombs Lee

Environmental Health Health Care

January 12, 2012

One easy way to reduce toxic chemicals in your home is to take a room by room survey. What products do you use in each room? Photo credit: Flickr User Boris Mitendorfer Photography What items may need to be replaced soon? Where do you have the most product turn-around? A good place to start is the...

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Claire Moshenberg

Environmental Health Health Care

January 11, 2012

What would you say if I told you that a high number of baby products contain toxic chemicals? What if I told you those toxic chemicals were in the form of flame retardants that are used in things like nursing pillows, car seats, changing pads and bassinet pads? And what if I said there is currently...

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Michelle Noehren

Health Care

January 5, 2012

The implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has the potential to greatly improve the health of communities of color in California. Following the excellent turnout at our convening series in November, Seizing the Opportunity: Achieving Equity in Health Reform , many participants said they...

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Ellen Wu

Environmental Health Health Care Food!

January 5, 2012

If there was a Hall of Fame for road trip games, Mad Libs would be number one. A word nerd from the get-go, I loved these books of swiss-cheesed sentences, blank spaces waiting to be filled with the comedic stylings of my easily amused backseat gang (“The Hippo ate a copy machine and walked into a...

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Claire Moshenberg

Health Care

January 5, 2012

2011 closed with good news out of Kentucky. On Friday Governor Steve Beshear refused to approve a Louisville hospital merger that threatened patient choice . Compassion & Choices, MergerWatch, the National Women's Law Center and other national advocacy organizations joined local activists to...

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Barbara Coombs Lee