Health Care

The U.S. Shouldn’t Solve Its Debt Problems By Robbing Health Programs for Kids

In the discussion about the national debt, the moral imperative of not saddling our children with debt is frequently heralded. It makes perfect sense that the current generation should find ways to manage finances wisely to avoid such a scenario. It also makes sense that we should make investments...

Report back: Delivering your signatures to the White House!

Good news! Today I had the opportunity to represent MomsRising at a meeting with White House officials about cancer prevention. Your signatures were delivered along with those from other organizations who are also members of the Safer Chemicals Healthy Families Coalition . We talked about how...

What Health Reform Means for Women

This week is National Women's Health Week, a time to talk about and promote women's health. This year, we can truly be thankful for a health system that provides better, more affordable care to all Americans -- especially the women that spend so much of their time caring for the health and well...

For Mother's Day: The Perfect Gift

On Sunday we acknowledge the noble role of motherhood, which is easy. Mothers are the givers and guardians of life. They not only risk their own lives to create new ones, but nurture and care for their families – for generations – and selflessly address their own needs last. As a mother, I’ve realized so much of what we do isn’t because we’re the only ones able, nor because we actually want to. Rather we are often the only ones who anticipate problems and actually see what needs to be done.