Health Care

Top 8 Questions about the Affordable Care Act

For the last several weeks, MomsRising has been reaching out to members to share resources and help answer questions about the new, affordable health insurance options available thanks to the Affordable Care Act. We know folks still have questions, so we kept track of the most asked questions and...

When Healthy Food Access is an Issue for Babies: New Video Explains "First Food Deserts"

Improving healthy food access for children is important work. But what about babies? We know that in so-called food deserts, health outcomes are impacted when residents lack easy access to the most healthful foods. In the same way, when babies miss out on their most healthful first food--breast...

Cómo ayuda Obamacare en la lucha contra el cáncer de senos

To read this article in English, click here . Dos de mis tías maternas sufrieron cáncer de senos entre sus 50s y 60s y aunque sus historias tuvieron un final feliz, porque ambas son sobrevivientes desde hace décadas, esto no me alivia la incomodidad que me asalta cada vez que escucho sobre el tema...

The Children of Head Start

As an assistant Head Start teacher, I see the impact of the program every day. Our program in Chicago has children who would continue to have rotting teeth and no childhood immunizations without the support and requirements of the program. Children who are non-communicative, developmentally delayed...