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Latinas rally across the country for health care for immigrant women: Latinas and their families know #15years is too long to wait

08/06/13
This week, the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) launches its fourth annual Latina Week of Action for Reproductive Justice. With the support of more than 85 organizations, including the partnership of California Latinas for Reproductive Justice (CLRJ) and the Colorado...
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Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas
Health Care

Rural Hispanic Community Holds First-Ever Twitter Town Hall

08/06/13
On August 14, the Rio Arriba Community Health Council will hold All Things Medicaid, our first ever Twitter Town Hall. Some of my readers know that I went to Netroots Nation this year to learn how to put together a Twitter Town Hall to help my community, which is tucked away in the Rocky Mountains...
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Lauren Reichelt
Health Care

Kicking Off National Breastfeeding Month with a Salute to Mother-to-Mother Support

08/06/13
It seems fitting to open National Breastfeeding Month with a focus on peer counseling and mother-to-mother support. Next to the mother-baby bond, one of the most critical relationships for sustaining breastfeeding can be a close connection between a woman who knows and has experience breastfeeding...
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Diana N. Derige
Health Care

Obamacare...so where's the controversy?

08/06/13
Read the original post here at the Becoming Super Mommy blog Sixteen hours after he proposed to me, M awoke in an ambulance, rushing from his company softball game to the emergency room. What looked initially like a stroke turned out to be a seizure, caused by several masses in his brain. Six days...
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Lea Grover
Environmental Health

TSCA Reform: Too toxic to be left alone

08/05/13
When a toddler falls after taking his first step, mom picks him up so he can try again. When a child struggles with learning how to read, mom works with her every day until she gets it. Perseverance is one of the fundamental lessons moms teach their kids. Well, it’s time for moms to remind...
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Gloria Pan
Health Care

It’s Hard Being Iron Man: Young Adults & Their Quest to be Mental Health Superheroes

08/05/13
This article was originally posted at Young Invincibles , which focuses on economic opportunities for all 18-34 year olds. Young Invincibles recognizes that for few demographics is mental health coverage more important than it is for moms, whether they are seeking care for themselves or for their...
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Daniel Joslyn
Paid Family Leave

Paid leave = sleep deprived fantasy?

08/05/13
In this country, paid family leave has been nothing more than a sleep-deprived fantasy for most new parents. But now there's some exciting news! MomsRising members have been sending storks to the Hill all year and it's paying off! The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee has approved a budget bill...
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Ruth Martin
Food!

Using Parent Pester-Power To Tackle $1.8 Billion in Food and Beverage Marketing

08/05/13
In 2012, the Federal Trade Commission reported the food and beverage industry spends $1.8 billion each year on food marketing to kids. As a parent, that number makes me tired, and the advertisements themselves exhaust me. I know I’m not alone—even the strongest among us have been worn down by the...
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Manel Kappagoda

I may not know anything about football, but…

08/04/13
I do care about the influence that football and, by extension, the NFL has on my friends and family. I’m the only one in my family who doesn’t like football. When my uncles, cousins, and mother would come together to watch the Miami Dolphins play I was generally reading or caring for the youngest...
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Jeannina Perez
Immigration Family Economic Security

Diverse Children: Improving Outcomes for America’s Non-Majority Child Population

08/02/13
This week First Focus and the Foundation for Child Development hosted a congressional briefing in cooperation with Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA) and the Congressional Asian and Pacific American Caucus, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and the Congressional Black Caucus focused on improving...
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Wendy Cervantes

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