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10/24/13
For the last several weeks, MomsRising has been reaching out to members to share resources and help answer questions about the new, affordable health insurance options available thanks to the Affordable Care Act. We know folks still have questions, so we kept track of the most asked questions and...
Nina Perez's picture
10/24/13
The color of October used to be orange, as leaves died and pumpkins arrived on the scene. But now the color of October is pink, in the form of pink ribbons for breast cancer awareness appearing on everything from yogurt, Sharpies, football helmets, cereal and more. It’s time to move beyond the pink...
Margie Kelly's picture
10/24/13
Because moms and family members across the country united our voices and signed on to MomRising.org’s petitions and letters calling on our government to defend clean air and fight climate change…. We were LOUD, and we were HEARD. Here's how we know: Before the business of government was so rudely...
Gloria Pan's picture
10/23/13
Every American should have been in the streets when our elected officials labeled cancer care for children as "nonessential." On a damp Friday morning, 11 days into the government shutdown, a few dozen truckers took to the Capital Beltway to tell lawmakers they were angry. They were protesting big...
Jo Comerford's picture
10/23/13
After 16 days of gridlock, partisan temper tantrums, and lost paychecks by government workers, Congress finally approved—and the President signed—a bill that reopens and funds the federal government . The good news is this national nightmare is over: government workers are back to work , national...
Elyssa Schmier's picture
10/23/13
Photo below from left to right: me; Sylvia Aguilera, director of government relations for McDonald's Corporation; Jes Sofia Valle, CEO of the Bloggers of Health network; Ana Roca Castro, founder of LATISM, education tech developer and CEO of Plaza Familia ; and Laurita Tellado, the force behind the...
Elisa Batista's picture
10/23/13
Para leer este artículo en español, haga clic aquí . Two of my maternal aunts suffered from breast cancer when they were in their 50s and 60s. And while their story had a happy ending because they have lived for decades passed their diagnosis and treatments, this has not brought me comfort...
Ruth Vasquez's picture
10/22/13
One of my all-time favorite children’s stories is The Little Engine That Could . As the little engine slowly and with great effort pulls himself up that steep mountain, he tells himself, “I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.” Then, after trying really hard… and pushing himself… and not...
Gloria Pan's picture
10/22/13
“Aw, man – we have to play GIRLS??” Without the sun, the temperature quickly dropped to the low 50s. Fans huddled on the sidelines, clutching coffees and supporting their respective teams. Tension filled the air of the leafy suburban town as the final whistle blew on this U10 travel soccer game, a...
Dasa Kelly's picture
10/22/13
Improving healthy food access for children is important work. But what about babies? We know that in so-called food deserts, health outcomes are impacted when residents lack easy access to the most healthful foods. In the same way, when babies miss out on their most healthful first food--breast...
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