Health Care

August 6, 2013

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

August 6, 2013

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

Health Care

August 5, 2013

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 Open Flexible Work Health Care

August 1, 2013

Here’s a spin on National Breastfeeding Month: activism! August is National Breastfeeding Month and August 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week , which is a time to advance breastfeeding as part of the country’s larger healthcare agenda. Throughout the month, MomsRising.org will collaborate with other...

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Anayah Sangodele-Ayoka

Environmental Health Health Care

July 29, 2013

Seven years. Scientists tell us that's the window in the first years of life when children are most vulnerable to pesticide harms. That's also exactly how long EPA has — so far — delayed putting rules in place to protect kids from pesticides that drift from agricultural fields. Bottom line? While...

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Kristin Schafer

Environmental Health Health Care

July 29, 2013

One of my least favorite things about parenting is applying sunscreen to my small children. The kids despise it. They squirm. They scowl. They walk away. It takes parental persistence and fortitude to apply sunscreen-- and then, 2 hours later (or sooner if you have a fair skinned kid like I do) to dry them off, and reapply.

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Katy Farber

Family Economic Security Health Care

July 27, 2013

My name is Angela Warren and I am an uninsured mother of four in Arizona. I had worked full-time since I was 15, but that changed after the birth of my 4th child at 34. For years I went to work at 4:30 AM and was able to provide quality health insurance for my children. I had great coverage as a...

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Angela Warren

Environmental Health Health Care

July 23, 2013

You know that SC Johnson commercial that’s on 24/7 about how they they disclose all ingredients right down to fragrance? (Except that they don’t.) We spoofed it. Watch to get the real story!

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Cassidy Randall

Health Care

July 17, 2013

Donna, a Seattle Seahawks season ticket holder, is "disgusted." In her email to us, she wrote: “I would like to urge you to tell the National Football League (NFL) to reverse their decision not to share information about new health insurance options. The NFL promotes healthy living at their games...

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Ashley Boyd

Environmental Health Health Care

July 16, 2013

There’s a saying in Maryland that to kill a bill, you send it to summer study. Well, last week the Maryland Pesticide Reporting and Information Workgroup met for the first time in Annapolis – and we’re here to make sure these summer students turn their homework in on time. Whether you are a mom from Maryland or Michigan, whether you have kids or once were a kid, getting more information about pesticides can only be good for our health. But if no one is paying attention this summer, we could lose again.

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