Environmental Health

April 16, 2012

Hats off to this mother of three who got fed up and took charge. Thirteen years ago, Sofía Gatica's newborn died of kidney failure after being exposed to pesticides in the womb. After the despair came anger, then a fierce determination to protect the children in her community and beyond. Today, she...

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Kristin Schafer

Paid Family Leave Childcare & Early Education Environmental Health Paid Sick Days

April 14, 2012

There is no question that Hilary Rosen should have chosen her words more carefully when she said that Ann Romney, mother of five sons, " never worked a day in her life ." Raising children is work. It's immensely rewarding work, but it's work just the same. Ann Romney is justifiably proud of the...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Paid Family Leave Childcare & Early Education Environmental Health Paid Sick Days Family Economic Security

April 14, 2012

There is no question that Hilary Rosen should have chosen her words more carefully when she said that Ann Romney “never worked a day in her life.” As an organization representing moms of all political persuasions across the country and run by moms, we at MomsRising know well that raising children...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Environmental Health Health Care

April 11, 2012

Getting ready to set up a nursery? Make it as safe and nontoxic as possible with a few important green swaps when it comes to decor, furniture, bedding, and toys! Photo credit: Photo by Flickr user courosa Paint: Avoid VOCs (volatile organic compounds) by using low or no VOC paints. After the room...

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Claire Moshenberg

Environmental Health

April 10, 2012

by Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff Executive Director/CEO Healthy Child Healthy World www.healthychild.org There was a time when doctors told pregnant mothers it was okay to smoke and drink alcohol because their babies were protected. Obviously, now we know otherwise—but many women are still misinformed...

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Rachel Sarnoff

Environmental Health

April 10, 2012

From ages one to seven, my daughter Cole had severe asthma. There were long periods when she and I would be out of commission one week out of four -- she too sick to go to daycare and I at home to take care of her. At the time, we lived in Tokyo, Japan, and I have vivid memories of hunkering down...

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Gloria Pan

Environmental Health

April 6, 2012

Take the California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative (Collaborative) consumer survey , and enter the raffle for a $50 gift certificate! The Collaborative knows that consumers consider a variety of factors when making purchasing choices, especially when those choices can impact their or their...

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Catherine Porter

Environmental Health

April 5, 2012

It's been the official mantra of pesticide companies for decades: "The dose makes the poison." While it makes intuitive sense — you'd think that the more of chemical you're exposed to, the sicker you'll get — the science has, in fact, been saying otherwise for years. A team of 12 scientists...

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Kristin Schafer

Environmental Health Food!

April 4, 2012

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s motto, located right on their website homepage, is “protecting and promoting your health” however their recent decision not to ban the use of BPA in food products sends the message that they are more concerned with protecting the pockets of the chemical...

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Michelle Noehren

Environmental Health Food!

April 3, 2012

by Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff Executive Director/CEO, Healthy Child Healthy World www.healthychild.org So many news stories that relate to children’s environmental health, it’s hard to keep up! The FDA Rejects BPA Ban in Packaging Late in the day last Friday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

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Rachel Sarnoff