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07/30/14

A WebMD/Sanford Health survey found that parents of teens find it more difficult to talk about weight with their child than talking about sex, drugs, alcohol or smoking.

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Howell Wechsler

Environmental Health Food!

07/29/14

Well, it's about time. The invisible problem of pesticide drift is on the policy radar in ways it's never been before — with changes in the wings that could protect kids and communities in very real ways. From California to the Midwest to our nation's capital, drift is now a focus of public concern...

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Kristin Schafer

Food!

07/29/14

In his engrossing new book, The Third Plate, Dan Barber observes that our present food system is disconnected: It operates in silos: vegetables here, animals there, grains somewhere else – each component part separate from the others and unhitched to any kind of culture.

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Diana Donlon

Health Care

07/28/14

Even Republicans like their Affordable Care Act plans! A recent poll by The Commonwealth Fund showed that overall, 78% of Americans who signed up for coverage under the Affordable Care Act are satisfied with their coverage. Even 74% of the Republicans who signed up say they are satisfied with their...

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Felicia Burnett

Health Care Politics & Policy

07/28/14

People are outraged over the news that the NFL is letting a player off the hook for assaulting his wife. Can you take a second to sign and share this petition?

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Nita Chaudhary

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Health Care

07/23/14

I’ve written extensively about my experiences with febrile seizures. From the first one that rocked my world to the latest just a few short months ago.

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Sili Recio

Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security

07/23/14

Improvement. It’s a subjective word, I guess. Otherwise how does H.B. 4935 get to call itself the Child Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2014? The House is set to vote on the bill this week , and although it sounds like a winner, for millions of low-income working families it is exactly the opposite...

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Susanna Birdsong

Food!

07/23/14

Greens get a bad rap, and it's not fair. Because they're easy to grow, they taste awesome, and they're really good for you, too! I'll admit: getting kids to eat greens can be particularly challenging, as they're something of the epitome of the "vegetable". But drawing them into the process of...

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Karen Showalter

Food!

07/23/14

Children's sports and sports snacks seem to go hand in hand, but should they? It's a proven fact that healthy children do better in schools . Children's sports play an integral role in keeping children healthy. It fills the gap left by the closing of physical education classes . It gets children...

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Migdalia Rivera

Food!

07/23/14

Collards are a gift. Truly. They are easy to grow, really tasty to eat and they are FULL of nutrients (they have more nutritional value than broccoli and spinach! That's saying a LOT!). IMG_20140723_144854_307.jpg Yet, cooking collards can seem daunting, because in the store the leaves seem large...

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Karen Showalter