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Detox Your Dorm: Top 5 Non-Toxic Tips for Your College Freshman

August 9, 2011
When it comes to college shopping, it’s good to make solid, non-toxic choices at the beginning so that you don’t have to invest money every year in replacing items . Toxic confession: I had the same plates all four years of school. They were plastic. Why didn't I replace them? Spare cash was rare,...
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Claire Moshenberg
Environmental Health Health Care

Breathing For Two

August 9, 2011
Early in my pregnancy I developed a bloodhound’s sense of smell: even the faintest of odors overwhelmed me. It’s a common phenomenon during the first trimester of pregnancy, yet my new nasal superpower took me by surprise—and forced me into an unwelcome awareness of the pollution that surrounds all...
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Anna Fahey
Environmental Health Health Care

Be a Super Hero for Kids this Wednesday!

August 8, 2011
Moms to the rescue! We know you’re a superhero. That’s why we need you to show Congress how to be a superhero for kids! This Wednesday, moms and kids across the country will come together for a national day of action to ask our Senators to be superheroes for kids and support comprehensive chemicals...
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Claire Moshenberg

More good news from HUD

August 5, 2011
Earlier this week I posted a blog about delivering MomsRising stories and thank you notes to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. That same day, HUD announced they charged a PA landlord with discriminating against families with children. So glad to see HUD working hard to protect women...
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Ruth Martin

A Breakthrough Solution for Business, Workers and Climate

August 5, 2011
Did you know that earlier this year the federal government promoted a week dedicated to telework? The intent was to encourage government agencies to overcome obstacles and discover the advantages of virtual work. General Services Administration administrator Martha Johnson explained, "Telework is...
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Joan Blades
Environmental Health

"Ew Ew Toxic!"

August 4, 2011
"Eww Eww Toxic" That's our new jingle for Campbell's soup. No more "M'm M'm Good," we now think "Eww Eww Toxic" is more appropriate. Why the "Eww" jingle? Because, according to experts, Campbell's Soup Company still uses toxic Bisphenol A (BPA) in their canned goods, despite the fact that it's...
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Sarah Francis
Health Care

Let America's families drive the bus!!

August 3, 2011
After endless weeks of watching Congress bicker and storm out of negotiations, the words of the immortal pigeon in Mo Willem's children's book echoes in my mind... "LET ME DRIVE THE BUS!!!" Because after that whole crazy ride, we have arrived at a debt ceiling deal that does not come close to...
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Donna Norton
Health Care Blog Carnivals

Breastfeeding While Breadwinning--Helping Working Moms Understand Their Rights

August 3, 2011
When I gave birth last year, I was certain I wanted to breastfeed my baby and I assumed it would be pretty straightforward: breast + baby = food, right? Our bodies were built for this and women have been doing it for thousands of years, I thought, so it shouldn’t be too hard. Boy was I wrong! Eight...
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Phoebe Taubman
Health Care Blog Carnivals

Lack of Support a Real Hindrance to Nursing Mothers

August 3, 2011
Even though my mother raised four children at a time when formula was considered superior to breastfeeding – hence why we were all bottle-fed – I always knew I would breastfeed my children. I remember taking early childhood development courses as part of my work in AmeriCorps in the late ‘90s, and...
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Elisa Batista
Health Care Blog Carnivals

Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda

August 3, 2011
Growing up, I was not your typical little girl. I never dreamed of finding my Prince Charming. I never planned my “Big Fat Mexican Wedding”. And, I never imagined that I would be a mother. When my childhood friends were out playing house, I was playing office. When they played with their dolls, I...
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Gloria Riesgo

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