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01/17/12

by Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff Executive Director/CEO Healthy Child Healthy World www . healthychild . org Think the flame retardant Tris is a thing of the past? Think again. Last week the Washington Toxics Coalition and Safer States released a study that found 80% of new baby and children’s products...

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Rachel Sarnoff

Families & The Federal Budget

01/16/12

On this 83rd birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., MomsRising wants to thank all of our members and partners who have taken action to protect and support families struggling to find jobs. Thanks to voices like yours, 2 million families across America were able to keep food on the table after the...

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Monifa Bandele

Environmental Health

01/16/12

Learn a Toxin a Day to Keep the Doctor Away Blog Written By Dena Fleno at CT Working Moms Understanding what toxins may be lurking in products we use on ourselves and our families and what alternatives are out there either in the store or in your kitchen cabinet are important for Working Moms to...

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Michelle Noehren

01/12/12

You have a tremendous opportunity to help shape what the President addresses in the State of the Union and to offer your thoughts on what our country's priorities should be in 2012. *Click here now to share what you'd like the President to cover in the State of the Union and what you think our...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Health Care

01/12/12

In November Dr. Ken Murray published a blog on Zocalo Public Square called “How Doctors Die.” It’s been reverberating through the Web ever since, prompting a continuous stream of comments and inspiring others to offer their own essays and input. What struck a chord was the assertion that doctors...

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Barbara Coombs Lee

01/12/12

When parents engage with their children on the important matters Dr. King spoke out for, it sticks. Here are 5 simple steps any family can take to get started realizing The Dream.

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Homa Tavangar

Environmental Health Health Care

01/12/12

One easy way to reduce toxic chemicals in your home is to take a room by room survey. What products do you use in each room? Photo credit: Flickr User Boris Mitendorfer Photography What items may need to be replaced soon? Where do you have the most product turn-around? A good place to start is the...

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Claire Moshenberg

Environmental Health

01/11/12

This post originally appeared on Sightline Institute's blog. I recall vividly how embarrassed I felt the first time I waited for the bus with my baby boy---he bundled up in his stroller and me expecting the bus driver to welcome me aboard, lowering the wheelchair lift so we could roll on in style...

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Alyse Nelson

Environmental Health Health Care

01/11/12

What would you say if I told you that a high number of baby products contain toxic chemicals? What if I told you those toxic chemicals were in the form of flame retardants that are used in things like nursing pillows, car seats, changing pads and bassinet pads? And what if I said there is currently...

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Michelle Noehren

01/11/12

From Your (Wo)manInWashington blog MOTHERS changing the conversation @ www.MothersOughtToHaveEqualRights.org Why ease in to 2012 when we can take a flying leap directly into the epicenter of the maternal conflict? Sister blogger ButIDoHaveALawDegree graciously permits me to run her latest post here...

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