Health Care

March 15, 2016

As a mother of three and grandmother of six, my family’s happiness and well-being is of utmost importance to me. Like so many of you, there is nothing better than seeing my granddaughters’ and grandsons’ smiles or hearing them burst into laughter. However, for many children, those smiles are few...

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Fern Ingber

Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Military Families

March 14, 2016

As a momma to 5 active little monkeys, babywearing has become essential for me to successfully get through each day. More times than not I have at least one child on my front, back, or side. Sometimes I have 2 on me. Sometimes even 3! But I didn't start my journey as a mom this way. Sure I'd use a...

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Kati Poston

Childcare & Early Education Environmental Health Families & The Federal Budget Health Care

March 11, 2016

With the arrival of warm weather, health officials in the U.S. say it is not a matter of if but when we will see a widespread outbreak of the mosquito-borne Zika virus. Are we ready for it? No, we are not. Stateline , an initiative of Pew Charitable Trusts, recently reported that budget cuts at the...

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David Elliot

Environmental Health Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Politics & Policy

March 8, 2016

Negotiations in the Senate over funding to help Flint, MI have produced a bill with a bipartisan list of 10 cosponsors, and it contains a cut to pay for the Flint relief. Yet its prospects are still uncertain.

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Debbie Weinstein

Health Care

March 8, 2016

I was visiting with a dear friend this past weekend who shared she’s battling depression. “It comes and it goes. But when it returns, I often freeze and forget what helps me most; all my great self-care practices fly right out the window,” she said. I could relate. Last week I had a bomb dropped on...

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Renee Trudeau

Environmental Health Families & The Federal Budget Health Care Politics & Policy

March 7, 2016

Rachel Mingo has 11 reasons to be concerned about the lead poisoning scandal in Flint, Michigan.

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Lecia Imbery

Health Care

March 1, 2016

The other morning my husband and I were milling around in the kitchen making breakfast and lunches and preparing for school and work. We looked up and saw our 13 year-old on his computer. My husband took a peek as he walked behind my son’s back—we have "no screens before school" policy as we...

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Renee Trudeau

Health Care

February 23, 2016

In the past month I probably received at least ten requests from friends asking for referrals for great therapists. Whenever these calls come in, I try and get my friends to slow down, step back and approach this process with mindfulness and intention. Take your time to get this right; you’re going...

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Renee Trudeau

Health Care

February 17, 2016

The two little girls who opened their mouths for me were only 4 and 5 years old, yet they clearly had a history of severe dental problems. In my dental practice in Colorado this would be pretty shocking but thanks to Indian Country’s horribly insufficient dental care system it’s all too common here...

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Terry Batliner

Health Care

February 16, 2016

I was lying in bed Sunday morning reading from author Anne Lamott’s beautiful little book Small Victories . In one of her stories about parenting, she shares with a little self-deprecation, but mostly tenderness, how she doesn’t bake for PTA fund raisers, is often disorganized and sometimes forgets...

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Renee Trudeau