Health Care

February 29, 2012

The Wireless Foundation joined the text4baby initiative over two years ago because of the clear value we see in using mobile technology to improve the health of families in this country. Text4baby is the first of its kind – a free-to-end-user mobile health education service that provides moms with...

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Kimberly Bassett

Environmental Health Health Care

February 29, 2012

Photo credit: Photo by Flickr user Will Nickelson Great news: Nontoxic baby care products don't have to be expensive! Organic, nontoxic, or even fragrance free items for our little ones can veer towards the pricey side. Luckily, there are easy, affordable DIY solutions for many commonly used baby...

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Claire Moshenberg

Health Care

February 28, 2012

Cathy Hope edits Say Ahhh! A Children's Health Policy Blog by Georgetown University's Center for Children and Families By Cathy Hope, Georgetown University Center for Children and Families NPR reporter Nina Totenberg tells the story of how Supreme Court Justice William J. Brennan briefly met her...

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Say Ahhh!

Health Care

February 28, 2012

You've got to be kidding us! The attacks on full access to birth control for everyone continue in Congress--and, in fact, the attacks are escalating beyond birth control to all women's health care, and to all health care really. It's ridiculous. What's going on, anyway? U.S. Senator Roy Blunt...

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Ashley Boyd

Health Care Blog Carnivals

February 28, 2012

They say that timing is everything. If that’s true, doesn’t it make sense to tell someone about how to sign up for health insurance when she needs it the most? And, when we’re enrolling a family in a health insurance program, shouldn’t we help them understand how to use those benefits to ensure...

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Cindy Mann

Health Care Blog Carnivals

February 28, 2012

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that over 11,000 babies are born every day in the US, and the Massachusetts Health Care For All (HCFA) wants to do its part and help these babies grow up healthy. Our goal is to provide some of the building blocks to help as many Massachusetts babies as possible to...

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Dayanne Leal

Health Care Blog Carnivals

February 28, 2012

Today, America’s children face the prospect of growing up less healthy, having more debilitating and costly chronic health conditions as adults and living shorter lives than their parents. While current health care costs for children are small in relation of those for adults, the future costs for...

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Amy Swanson

Health Care

February 28, 2012

Think about all the things we do online in our personal and professional lives – banking, buying, registering, applying, shopping, shipping, tracking, blogging – all without leaving the same chair. In spite of these advances in efficiency and customer service, we don’t make it efficient or easy for...

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Claudia Page

Health Care Blog Carnivals

February 28, 2012

Seven years ago, I found myself in a predicament. I was a 23 year old college student who worked as a cocktail waitress in a cigar lounge. I found out I was pregnant and had to quit my job in order to eliminate secondhand smoke exposure to my unborn child. I had no insurance at the time and didn’t...

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Daryn Kirkpatrick

Health Care Blog Carnivals

February 28, 2012

I’m a mother of four and currently I’m pregnant with my fifth child (a baby girl). With each pregnancy I have had many new questions arise concerning my little one growing inside of me. The main question, I had throughout my first pregnancy was are these Braxton Hicks contractions or actual labor...

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