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Mami would put her two cents in about your seguro de salud if she knew about it...

August 27, 2013
As the daughter of two parents with limited English language proficiency, I am part of the dual-lingual generation (in my case Spanglish) that straddles the fine line between child, translator, and teacher to their parents. I hated this role when I was a child, often wishing that I could just be a...
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Jeannina Perez
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Teaching the Art of Breastfeeding Through Song: Videos Included!

August 21, 2013
The idea to write a song about breastfeeding was conceived at a regional peer counselor conference back in 2011. It was during a group activity in which we were asked to come up with a creative way to address a common barrier to breastfeeding. My table’s topic was breastfeeding in public. It was...
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TaNefer Lumukanda
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Secret Toxic Chemicals in Glade, Windex & Pledge

August 12, 2013
What's hiding in the fragrances of top brand-name cleaners? You have a right to know--and SC Johnson should be telling you instead of keeping toxic secrets.
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Cassidy Randall
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Latinas rally across the country for health care for immigrant women: Latinas and their families know #15years is too long to wait

August 6, 2013
This week, the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) launches its fourth annual Latina Week of Action for Reproductive Justice. With the support of more than 85 organizations, including the partnership of California Latinas for Reproductive Justice (CLRJ) and the Colorado...
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Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas
Health Care

Rural Hispanic Community Holds First-Ever Twitter Town Hall

August 6, 2013
On August 14, the Rio Arriba Community Health Council will hold All Things Medicaid, our first ever Twitter Town Hall. Some of my readers know that I went to Netroots Nation this year to learn how to put together a Twitter Town Hall to help my community, which is tucked away in the Rocky Mountains...
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Lauren Reichelt
Health Care

Kicking Off National Breastfeeding Month with a Salute to Mother-to-Mother Support

August 6, 2013
It seems fitting to open National Breastfeeding Month with a focus on peer counseling and mother-to-mother support. Next to the mother-baby bond, one of the most critical relationships for sustaining breastfeeding can be a close connection between a woman who knows and has experience breastfeeding...
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Diana N. Derige
Health Care

Obamacare...so where's the controversy?

August 6, 2013
Read the original post here at the Becoming Super Mommy blog Sixteen hours after he proposed to me, M awoke in an ambulance, rushing from his company softball game to the emergency room. What looked initially like a stroke turned out to be a seizure, caused by several masses in his brain. Six days...
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Lea Grover
Health Care

It’s Hard Being Iron Man: Young Adults & Their Quest to be Mental Health Superheroes

August 5, 2013
This article was originally posted at Young Invincibles , which focuses on economic opportunities for all 18-34 year olds. Young Invincibles recognizes that for few demographics is mental health coverage more important than it is for moms, whether they are seeking care for themselves or for their...
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Daniel Joslyn
Paid Family Leave Open Flexible Work Health Care

August is National Breastfeeding Month, A Time for Advocacy!

August 1, 2013
Here’s a spin on National Breastfeeding Month: activism! August is National Breastfeeding Month and August 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week , which is a time to advance breastfeeding as part of the country’s larger healthcare agenda. Throughout the month, MomsRising.org will collaborate with other...
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Anayah Sangodele-Ayoka
Environmental Health Health Care

Protect kids from pesticide drift. Now.

July 29, 2013
Seven years. Scientists tell us that's the window in the first years of life when children are most vulnerable to pesticide harms. That's also exactly how long EPA has — so far — delayed putting rules in place to protect kids from pesticides that drift from agricultural fields. Bottom line? While...
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Kristin Schafer

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