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03/08/16

Check out the latest in our series profiling members of the Good Food Force, below, and the amazing work they're doing to build healthier communities. My name is Amber, but I also answer to Mom, Mama, Mommy, and various combinations of screeching/whining/guttural noises from my children. I...

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Amber Dunn

Families & The Federal Budget Politics & Policy

03/08/16

Disagreements among House Republicans over their FY17 budget proposal caused House Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-GA) to postpone a committee meeting originally set for February 25 where the proposal would have been unveiled.

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Lecia Imbery

Environmental Health Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Politics & Policy

03/08/16

Negotiations in the Senate over funding to help Flint, MI have produced a bill with a bipartisan list of 10 cosponsors, and it contains a cut to pay for the Flint relief. Yet its prospects are still uncertain.

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Debbie Weinstein

Health Care

03/08/16

I was visiting with a dear friend this past weekend who shared she’s battling depression. “It comes and it goes. But when it returns, I often freeze and forget what helps me most; all my great self-care practices fly right out the window,” she said. I could relate. Last week I had a bomb dropped on...

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Renee Trudeau

Food!

03/07/16

This week we're talking about National Nutrition Month, the importance of sentencing reform, and some big victories in Mississippi. As always, please read and share. And be sure to join the conversation in the Facebook group and during the #FoodFri tweet chat, too! 1. TOP STORIES Join us in asking...

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Karen Showalter

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Food!

03/07/16

Growing up, my Mom always told us, "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day." I'm pretty sure you heard it from the adults in your life as well when you were a child. Turns out they were right. Breakfast is one of the most important meals of the day. Eating a healthy breakfast before school...

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Migdalia Rivera

Environmental Health Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Politics & Policy

03/07/16

Rachel Mingo has 11 reasons to be concerned about the lead poisoning scandal in Flint, Michigan.

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Lecia Imbery

Tweetchat

Food!

03/04/16

Children who are not exposed to fruits and vegetables have a harder time eating them as adults. Knowing this parents encourage their children to eat healthy meals. In fact, I had a friend (not me) who often bribed, hid and begged her sons to eat their veggies (again not me - wink. wink.)! The...

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Migdalia Rivera

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Environmental Health

03/04/16

Snuggling up with my kids for a bedtime story and tucking them in bed at night are some of the very best parts of my day. They are treasured routines for many families. Our children’s beds are places where they should feel safe and protected. But unfortunately many types of bedding, including...

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