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MomsRising members in the CA Capitol standing up for kids!

May 19, 2010
Today, moms met on the steps of CA's Capitol in Sacramento with funny glasses and an important message from CA MomsRising members: "Cutting vision benefits for kids is short-sighted policy! Our leaders need glasses!" You don't have to go to Sacramento to make a difference! From the comfort of your...
MomsRising Together
Julia Goodman
Health Care

Moms – it’s your time to be healthy

May 13, 2010
"As a working mom, I know how easy it is to put our own health on the back burner behind work, family, or school."
MomsRising Together
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Linda Sanchez
Environmental Health Health Care

ANTIBACTERIALS = ANTI HEALTH

May 9, 2010
In our natural instinct to protect our children, we sometimes (often?) get waylaid by products that end up doing more harm than good, but make a nice profit for the manufacturer. A chemical called triclosan is a case in point. It’s supposed to vanquish “germs,” that is, bacteria or microbes. You’ll...
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Alice Shabecoff
Health Care Food!

Child Labor and Our Groceries

May 5, 2010
When grocery shopping for my children, I often ask myself, “Is this cereal healthy?” or “Are these carrots organic?” But until recently, I never thought to ask, “Did a 12-year old pick these strawberries?” Child labor is usually portrayed as a problem in poor, distant countries. But hidden in...
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Zama Coursen-Neff
Health Care

Graduates Have One Less Thing to Worry About

May 5, 2010
Fortunately, this year’s crop of grads (and their parents) will have one less thing to worry about as they transition to work or further education: health insurance.
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Say Ahhh!
Environmental Health Health Care

Victory! Marsh Fork Elementary Secures Funding for Relocation

May 2, 2010
On Friday April 30, the Governor of West Virginia held a press conference to announce the secured funding of a new elementary school. Located 300 feet from a coal ash silo due to the practice of mountaintop removal, Marsh Fork Elementary has been the center of a controversial school siting fight...
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Renee Blanchard
Environmental Health Health Care

Kids Behaving Brilliantly

April 21, 2010
When I was young, I volunteered for various organizations and I participated in an academic extracurricular group known as the Future Problem Solvers of America, but that was the extent of my adolescent efforts at having a positive impact on the world. I don’t think I had ever heard of anyone young...
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Janelle Sorensen
Health Care

Mission Totally Possible: Getting Health Care Coverage for Kids in Your Community

April 21, 2010
Special Mission for MomsRising members, aka SuperMoms, SuperDads, and Superheros of all sizes: Each year, many children who want to participate in school or community sports are sidelined because they don't have health insurance. They may not be able to afford a physical or their families worry...
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Ashley Boyd
Health Care

Minority Cancer Awareness Week: It’s Time to Fight Cancer in Your Community

April 19, 2010
We know cancer affects men and women of every race, ethnicity and class. But in the United States, cancer disproportionately affects the poor and racial and ethnic minorities. For example, cancer is the leading cause of death among Asian-American women in the United States and breast cancer is the...
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Linda Blount
Health Care

Motherhood and the $13 Billion Guilt

April 14, 2010
Since this month's publication of my paper " The Burden of Suboptimal Breastfeeding in the United States " in Pediatrics with Arnold Reinhold, I'm often asked by reporters what the US can do better to improve our breastfeeding rates. I've also gotten quite a few comments asking if this research...
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Melissa Bartick

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