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Quick signature to help the uninsured in NC!

July 1, 2015
Woop! Woop! Last week, the Supreme Court ruled that eligible healthcare customers—including 450,000 North Carolinans—can continue to receive financial assistance in buying health coverage offered through the Affordable Care Act. This is great news! While those North Carolinians can now breathe a...
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Felicia Burnett
Food! Health Care Politics & Policy

What do we do after antibiotics?

July 1, 2015
Science Writer Maryn McKenna gave an excellent TedTalk about the looming antibiotics crisis, how we got here and what comes next. This is what I learned.
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Anya Vanecek
Families & The Federal Budget Health Care

Congress wants to cut Medicaid. Moms can’t let them!!!

July 1, 2015
After the U.S. Supreme Court’s Affordable Care Act decision, we need to keep the healthcare victories rolling by bringing our powerful voices to Congress! Right now, negotiations over the federal budget are starting to heat up and some members of Congress are trying to quietly make major cuts to the critically important health coverage that Medicaid provides to kids, women, and families. We can’t let this happen!
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Elyssa Schmier
Recipe
Food!

Healthy Dinner: Salmon and Black Bean Cakes Recipe

July 1, 2015
My life can sometimes feel too hectic for cooking, but I really value eating healthy. That’s why I love these easy salmon and black bean cakes for dinner. For reference, I started with this recipe but ended up creating my own variation! Salmon is full of healthy omega-3 fatty acids which are...
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Catarina Rivera
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Food!

Looking for a Healthy 4th of July Recipe? Join #FoodFri!

July 1, 2015
Author's Note: Although this chat ended you can click to read the July 3, 2015 #FoodFri STORIFY - a curated list of said chat's tweets compiled into a story format, to learn more about the topic, review chat resources and engage with chat panelist(s) and participants . Happy 4th of July! This week...
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Migdalia Rivera
Food!

Join and Share your #ViewFromMyFarmersMarket photos!

June 29, 2015
Recently, The Daily Mail released a list of the 100 Best Food Markets in America for 2015 . Scrolling through the photos of the markets made me realize Farmer's Markets are as varied as the communities we live in. And, #ViewFromMyFarmersMarket was born! Why #ViewFromMyFarmersMarket? We created the...
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Migdalia Rivera
Food!

Good Food Force Update: LGBTQ Bloggers You Should Know

June 29, 2015
Greetings! In celebration of Pride Month and last week's AMAZING #MarriageEquality victory in the Supreme Court, we're sharing a round-up of some of our favorite LGBTQ food bloggers. Also check out photos from our workshop at the National Baptist Convention, and some tips on how to support some of...
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Karen Showalter
Health Care Politics & Policy

Maine Says No to Shackling Pregnant Women in Prison

June 29, 2015
Maine could soon become the first state in 2015 to limit the shackling of pregnant women in prison. The bill against shackling is a priority for the Maine Alliance for Reproductive Freedom and an integral part of the ACLU of Maine ‘s focus on criminal justice reform. Twenty-one other states and the...
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Rachel Roth
Family Economic Security Health Care Politics & Policy

Joy and Hope, Courage and Strength

June 28, 2015
I still cannot believe that I am married in 50 states. When my wife and I married, nearly nine years ago, we did so in the only place where it was legal. It was still a really big deal when the pastor said, "By the power vested in me by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts..." And today the echo of...
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Rev. Eliza Buchakjian-Tweedy
Food!

Let’s Change the Tune. Let's Not “Buy the World a Coke.”

June 26, 2015
On January 18, 1971, the creative director of Coca-Cola, Bill Backer, reimagined the drink's recognizable words, 'Let's have a Coke,' and created the iconic "Hilltop" ad. The ad encouraged viewers to pause and reconnect with others around them, over a drink. But not just any drink. It had to be a...
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Migdalia Rivera

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