Health Care

October 22, 2015

Are you willing to p*** people off in order to take care of yourself? A big part of my work as a life balance teacher/coach is supporting women in attuning and responding to their needs and desires through practicing the art of self-care (read why self-care matters here ). During a recent women’s...

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Renee Trudeau

Blog Carnivals Families & The Federal Budget Family Economic Security Health Care Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy Realistic & Fair Wages

October 21, 2015

I grew up solidly middle class. So much has changed since then. We expect more. Two cars, not one. More than one television per household. Air conditioning, not fans. All the new gadgets. What has also changed is that health care costs have soared. Cars and housing take up a larger percentage of...

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Susan Shaer

Blog Carnivals Families & The Federal Budget Food! Health Care

October 19, 2015

Many of you are probably familiar with WIC—the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children—and what a vital role it plays in ensuring healthy, nutritious diets for families facing financial difficulty. However, did you know that in addition to providing a healthy food...

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Elisabet Eppes

Health Care

October 18, 2015

3 John 1-2 (NIV) says, “Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.” Hum… in the household of faith, we recite that scripture so often. I think most of us truly believe the Word of God is true and we believe God to...

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Lottie Minor

Health Care

October 15, 2015

Today is National Latino AIDS Awareness Day. In order to bring awareness to this day, yesterday's chat was dedicated to it. The #OneConversation chat happening on social media was created to ignite discussion around barriers and stigma that keep Latinos from talking openly about HIV and AIDS with...

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Sili Recio

Health Care

October 8, 2015

We are in week 3 of celebrating Hispanich Heritage Month on Wellness Wednesday. This week, we had the pleasure of having Young Women United, MHP Salud, Bi-National Coalition, California Breastfeeding Coalition, Esperanza Health Center, PASOs, HealthConnect One, Pretty Mama and NAPPLSC as guests. It...

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Sili Recio

Health Care

October 6, 2015

The Popemobile no longer plies America’s streets, and the crowds have long since dispersed from the grounds of the Philadelphia Art Museum after his last mass here, but Pope Francis likely remains top-of-mind for many people. For some of those people, it’s because his visit was a painful reminder...

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Allison Wedell Schumacher

Health Care

October 1, 2015

We are continuing with a focus on Hispanic Heritage Month and this week, we tackled heart disease and diabetes. Two killers in the Hispanic community that can be prevented. Our guests included Es Tu Diabetes , Bay Area AHA & Sofrito Media Group . Here's the Storify... [ View the story "#...

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Sili Recio

Food! Health Care Politics & Policy

September 30, 2015

A new law took effect this month in Texas to open a window onto jail conditions for pregnant women. This new Texas law is unusual because it requires the government to compile and make available detailed information about jail policies and practices. Too often, when people try to get this...

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Rachel Roth

Health Care

September 30, 2015

When my son Rory died I met with a grief counselor. One of the first questions he asked me was, “Where do you feel the pain?” “I feel it everywhere,” I answered. “It’s right here on the tips of my fingers. It’s in my toes, it’s in my head, it’s in my heart. I feel it in my stomach, I stiffen…it’s everywhere.” That was in April 2012, my son had just died from sepsis. Rory scraped his arm while playing basketball on Wednesday and even though we brought him to his pediatrician and a leading New York City medical facility, he was dead on Sunday evening, April 1st, at 6.30pm.

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