Health Care

May 8, 2013

May 12 is the day to celebrate not only our mothers and motherhood, but also the many wonderful women who have touched our lives in one way or another. For me, this day is even more special this year because it marks my first Mother's Day. I'm a proud mother to a young son. He is my heart and soul...

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Priscilla Huang

Health Care Food!

May 7, 2013

via The Broad Side Corporations have a very bad habit of telling moms how to be. Or better yet, co-opting some very common “mom” archetypes for their marketing pursuits. For decades, we were told “Choosy Moms Choose Jif.” More recently, “It Moms” were more likely to choose a particular fabric...

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Kimberly Seals Allers

Health Care

April 24, 2013

Those of us who work in the health IT world spend our days analyzing policies, creating advocacy strategies, and talking about meaningful use criteria, quality improvement, and care coordination till we’re blue in the face. But how does that play out when we leave the office? More often than not,...

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Elina Alterman

Health Care

April 23, 2013

Posted On Behalf of Jennifer, San Mateo County (CA) As a parent of a child with autism, the most important thing I can do is make sure that my daughter continues to receive critical early-intervention therapy. Medical research clearly shows that early and consistent therapy can make a dramatic...

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Angelique Roche

Health Care

April 10, 2013

Tomorrow, April 11th, the It’s Our Healthcare Coalition will hold a press event in Los Angeles to tell Governor Jerry Brown that we need him to expand Medi-Cal as quickly and as fully as possible. The event, which will feature local officials, health practitioners and consumers, is scheduled for 10...

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Cary Sanders

Environmental Health Health Care

April 9, 2013

Recent editorials in the Washington Post and the Baltimore Sun underscored what YOU have been telling our Maryland legislators the past few months- we need a pesticide use reporting data base! It takes a village to pass a good bill and you all are important members of our village. Thank you for...

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Ruth Berlin

Health Care Food!

April 8, 2013

Whether it is television, movies, vending machines or other activities children are seduced with a plethora of junk food. With video games in the mix, the lack of movement becomes a bigger problem. Working in education for 10 years I noticed a disheartening trend regarding childhood obesity. As a...

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Yvelette Stines

Health Care

April 2, 2013

For most expectant moms, breastfeeding is the natural choice. With all the costs that come with having a baby, saving dollars on formula is a welcome change. Plus, breastfeeding decreases a woman’s risk of certain chronic diseases, and breast and ovarian cancer. And, of course, the biggest reason...

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Juliet Sims

Health Care

April 1, 2013

As presented at the 8th Breastfeeding and Feminism Symposium: March 21, 2013 “Oh no. It looks like the Death Star.” - WHO Code advocate Last year, the world’s largest infant formula company, Nestle, rolled out a new center for managing its social media, described by Reuters as Nestle’s site for...

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Jeanette McCulloch

Environmental Health Health Care Food!

March 28, 2013

Recently I and other land advocates from all over the country had the pleasure and honor of meeting with congress, senators and house or representatives from around the country to discuss and lobby for land laws that would affect urban agriculture, community gardens and the usage of green open...

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