Health Care

Healthcare Reform and Breastfeeding

Two years have passed since the signing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act . In it, provision 4207 stated that employers must provide a place other than a bathroom and reasonable time for women to express their breastmilk during the baby’s first year of life. The Department of Labor’...

Two Movements Approach the Tipping Point

After years of gains and setbacks, the national movement for same-sex marriage is enjoying a period of remarkable success. Massachusetts and Connecticut became first adopters in 2004 and 2005 and that came after twenty years of advocacy. Turmoil followed, especially in California. But in 2009 three...

If Kids Could Vote, Clean Air Would Rule the Day

Our society goes to great lengths to protect children’s health, from fancy car seats to an elaborate system of recalls on any faulty children’s products. And why shouldn’t we take extra precautions to protect the most vulnerable among us and our future? Somehow when it comes to protecting children...

The Wheezing Sounds of Summer: Air Pollution Is Hurting Our Children's Health

It’s just the beginning of hot weather across many northern states, but time to recall what rising temperatures do to air quality. Heat worsens air pollution, which harms health in ways that are measurable and pose concerns for society’s most vulnerable, especially children. Warmer temperatures...