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10/30/13

I'm joining the MomsRising Halloween Blog Carnival because I believe children should live healthier lives. As a Mom and health advocate with the American Heart Association, I'm concerned about providing healthier choices for children and reducing the health issues associated with childhood obesity...

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Carolyn Torella

Food! Blog Carnivals

10/30/13

This post, How Big Food Is Targeting My Toddler , was previously published at bmsg.org , AlterNet, and at MomsRising.org. It is part of the MomsRising Healthy Halloween Blog Carnival. “Dora, mama! Dora!” I’m walking with my 22-month-old daughter through Target, and I’m not surprised to hear her...

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Pamela Mejia

Health Care

10/30/13

In between naps on an early-morning flight to Colorado, I was reading the Summer 2013 issue of Ms. Magazine. I love when my new issues arrive in the mail, and for the next 48 hours I read as often as possible between work and school until I make it cover to cover. But this issue was different, and...

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Emily Vrotsos

Paid Family Leave Paid Sick Days Open Flexible Work

10/30/13

If you've not only heard about - but really thought about - the Family Friendly Workplace Ordinance that was just passed in San Francisco, you know what we're getting at with this title. If you're still celebrating the legislation that will go into effect on January 1, 2014, you may want to stop...

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Cali Ressler

Food!

10/29/13

This Friday, November 1st, all 47 million people who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or food stamps) in order to put food on the table will see an automatic cut in their benefits. The overall cut will be $5 billion but individual families could see a monthly reduction...

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Elyssa Schmier

Health Care

10/29/13

At the three-week mark, it’s time to admit that the problems with Healthcare.Gov are more than opening day jitters and huge lines at the box office. On one hand, the sheer number and complexity of the business functions that Healthcare.Gov is intended to perform require extremely sophisticated and...

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Say Ahhh!

Podcast

10/28/13

On this show start with an analysis of what's going wrong in DC and how we can help turn our nation around, then hear from a journalist about why your story matters, get the details on the budget shenanigans in Congress and what specifics you should be paying attention to, and find out about how to...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Environmental Health

10/28/13

Parents are descending on Washington D.C. next week to demand toxic chemical reform and to protect our kids and the public health-- and I'm with them in spirit for the Stroller Brigade and Toxics Action Day. I'm a BIG fan of parent activism, grassroots, real folks, bringing their message to...

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Katy Farber

Take Action!

Food!

10/25/13

After being subjected to way too many SpongeBob SquarePants cartoons by my kids, I never thought I would be the one to stand up for the guy. But, pushing junk food on kids is no way for any self-respecting sponge to make a living. You see, SpongeBob airs on Nickelodeon and a 2012 study by the...

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Migdalia Rivera

10/24/13

There is nothing remotely chic or glamorous about being poor and elderly. Yet women are far more likely than men to find themselves in that exact situation. Women make less and live longer, so smaller resources have to stretch to cover longer years. In many cases, if they'd clued in sooner, many...

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