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Drop the pizza! A cost-benefit analysis of junk food says our kids deserve better

September 25, 2013
~Editor's note: As a mother of three, pediatric clinician and public health advocate, Aliya Hussaini brings a unique and compelling point of view to the conversation about the need to design schools to be environments where the healthy choice is the easy choice. A 2012 study from the Robert Wood...
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Aliya Hussaini, MD

Time for Action on Marketing to Kids

September 25, 2013
On September 18th, the First Lady brought together 100 parent leaders, government agency representatives, researchers, and food and media industry executives--from McDonalds to PepsiCo to Coca-Cola--in the first ever White House Convening on Food Marketing to Children. It was a big deal. Since...
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Anna Lappe
Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security Politics & Policy

Kids Before Corporations: Why Tax Reform Matters for Moms

September 25, 2013
Last week Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI) introduced the Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act, S. 1533. It might not seem obvious, but Sen. Levin’s bill, which would close corporate tax loopholes and eliminate incentives for shipping jobs and profits overseas, would be a HUGE help for families and children in America...
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Margarida Jorge
Health Care

Let's Make Sure Coverage Continues

September 25, 2013
I am the mother of two wonderful daughters in their 20s. One of them has been seeing a mental health specialist since she was 10 years old, and having access to that care with health insurance has been pivotal to her success in college and beyond. The Affordable Care Act made it possible for my...
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Connie Corley
Food!

My Children’s School Lunch, A Mother's Revelation

September 25, 2013
Allow me to be Captain Obvious for a moment - Proper nutrition is vital to our children’s health. It’s a topic that should not be taken lightly. However, for some reason my husband and I are being entirely too trusting of our school district to provide healthy and palatable meals for our children...
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Brandy Butler
Gun Safety

Women’s Rights are Human Rights: Making the Case against Shackling at the United Nations and the Nation's Capital

September 24, 2013
Advocates for the humane treatment of women are taking their fight onto the world stage, asking the United Nations to hold our government accountable for ensuring human rights here at home by ending the shackling of pregnant women. And in the nation's power center, the D.C. Council is considering...
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Rachel Roth
Podcast

#RADIO this week! – Gun Safety, Healthcare, and Food Stamps - How Congress Impacts You

September 24, 2013
From gun safety legislation to food stamps, from the Affordable Care Act to earned sick days, on this show we talk about the latest in Congress and how it impacts you. Special guests include: Shannon Watts, Mothers Demand Action for Gun Sense in America; Kathleen King, Children’s Defense Fund;...
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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner
Immigration Health Care

You're Invited: WEBINAR on Immigrant Health Coverage Eligibility and Enrollment

September 24, 2013
Health Insurance for Immigrant Families in the ACA Era Please register here and share widely! Thursday, September 26 10:00-11:00am PST/1:00-2:00pm EST Presented by the National Immigration Law Center and the Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University The webinar will provide a...
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Marielena Hincapie
Immigration Health Care

Obamacare Brings Millions Out of the Shadows of the Uninsured

September 24, 2013
With enrollment for health care insurance set to open in a few days, public opinion polls show there is still much confusion about how Obamacare will work. Congressional opponents of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are using the current state of bewilderment to try to stop the health care program...
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Marielena Hincapie
Immigration

Engaging in Civil Disobedience for Health Justice for Immigrant Women and Children

September 24, 2013
When I was invited to join in a civil disobedience action that would lead to my arrest, I was terrified. What if I started crying when the police put me into handcuffs? So I asked around: what could I expect? How would it feel when I was arrested? What would happen? The clearest advice I got was, “...
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Chris Harley

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