Health Care

October 22, 2013

Improving healthy food access for children is important work. But what about babies? We know that in so-called food deserts, health outcomes are impacted when residents lack easy access to the most healthful foods. In the same way, when babies miss out on their most healthful first food--breast...

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Kimberly Seals Allers

Health Care Food! Blog Carnivals

October 22, 2013

Although I love the month of October for changing leaves, cooling temperatures, apples, cider, and squash, there is also a sense of dread that comes over me. Along with the ghosts, spiders, and vampires, there is a bit of unease about the upcoming battle between a mom and the candy industry. As...

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Kate Uslan

Health Care

October 22, 2013

To read this article in English, click here . Dos de mis tías maternas sufrieron cáncer de senos entre sus 50s y 60s y aunque sus historias tuvieron un final feliz, porque ambas son sobrevivientes desde hace décadas, esto no me alivia la incomodidad que me asalta cada vez que escucho sobre el tema...

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Ruth Vasquez

Health Care

October 16, 2013

Yesterday was my son, Ethan’s, 7th birthday, and it wasn't a sure thing he'd make it this far. I wanted to take this opportunity to share my family's story with the Wellness Wonder Team to give you an idea of why I have become so passionate about the need for a better healthcare system in the...

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Felicia Burnett

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Health Care

October 16, 2013

As an assistant Head Start teacher, I see the impact of the program every day. Our program in Chicago has children who would continue to have rotting teeth and no childhood immunizations without the support and requirements of the program. Children who are non-communicative, developmentally delayed...

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Marianne Flanagan

Health Care

October 11, 2013

It’s really hot in the Rose Garden and I am standing behind President Obama, trying not to fidget. I don’t know where to look, so I stare at the back of his head. It’s a nice head. He’s talking about the Affordable Health Care Act, which everyone can start signing up for today, October 1. When I...

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Amanda Barrett

Food! Health Care

October 11, 2013

Disclaimer: The information, recommendations, and inspirations found on this post are not intended to replace the advice of a qualified health care professional and are not intended as medical advice. They are solely for the purpose of sharing knowledge and information from the personal experience...

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Melinda Gonzalez

Health Care

October 10, 2013

It's inescapable. Talk about healthcare reform is everywhere we look this week. From social media, to TV ads, to the newspaper—the whole country is abuzz over the new law. There's been a lot of positive news—like the record-breaking over 7 million people who visited Healthcare.gov in the first...

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Felicia Burnett

Politics & Policy Health Care

October 9, 2013

BB's brought you the story of advocacy , the story of global responsibility , and now it's Babushka's story that you will read. Queeee??? JU SO FONII!!! Of course I wrote the other stories and shared them through my eyes, but this one My Beautifuls is a very real and personal tale that affected BB...

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Sonia Guerra

Environmental Health Food! Health Care

October 9, 2013

Researchers increasingly draw links between pesticides and serious illnesses like cancer, Parkinson’s disease, birth defects, and a host of others, as well as impacts on aquatic life, such as the Potomac River’s very own intersex fish. Lately the mystery surrounding worldwide beehive loss is leading researchers to question when, where and how pesticides are used and how they affect bees. Maybe the beekeepers’ demand for the most basic pesticide information could be a tipping point in the quest for a reporting database.

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