This chapter profiles Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, a pediatrician and public health advocate who exposed the Flint, Michigan water crisis (Hanna-Attisha, What the eyes don’t see: a story of crisis, resistance, and hope in an American city. One World/Random House. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/550935/what-the-eyes-dont-see-by-mona-hanna-attisha/ , 2018; Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Mona Hanna, MD, MPH, FAAP. https://humanmedicine.msu.edu/directory/hanna-mona.html , n.d.). Born to Iraqi scientists who fled Saddam Hussein’s regime, Dr. Hanna-Attisha grew up in Michigan engaging in environmental activism from high school (Americans Who Tell The Truth. Dr. Mona Hanna. https://americanswhotellthetruth.org/portraits/dr-mona-hanna-attisha/ , n.d.; American University of Beirut. Mona Hanna-Attisha. Honorary Doctorates. https://aub.edu.lb/doctorates/recipients/Pages/Mona_Hanna.aspx , n.d.). She earned her MD from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine (2002) and MPH from University of Michigan (2008) before becoming Director of Pediatric Residency at Hurley Medical Center in Flint (2011) (Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Mona Hanna, MD, MPH, FAAP. https://humanmedicine.msu.edu/directory/hanna-mona.html , n.d.; Hurley Medical Education & Research. Mona Hanna. https://education.hurleymc.com/people/mona-hanna/ , n.d.). In September 2015, she proved that Flint’s children had elevated blood lead levels after the city switched water sources to save money (PEN America. 2016 PEN/Toni and James C. Goodale Freedom of Expression Courage Award: Lee-Anne Walters and Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha. https://pen.org/2016-pentoni-and-james-c-goodale-freedom-of-expression-courage-award-lee-anne-walters-and-dr-mona-hanna-attisha/ , 2016; NIH Record. Pediatrician who uncovered Flint water crisis recounts experience. https://nihrecord.nih.gov/2021/04/30/pediatrician-who-uncovered-flint-water-crisis-recounts-experience , 2021, April 30). Despite initial government attacks calling her research flawed, her findings were validated, leading to federal emergency declaration. She founded the MSU-Hurley Pediatric Public Health Initiative (2016) and published “What the Eyes Don’t See” (2018), which became a New York Times Notable Book (Hanna-Attisha, What the eyes don’t see: a story of crisis, resistance, and hope in an American city. One World/Random House. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/550935/what-the-eyes-dont-see-by-mona-hanna-attisha/ , 2018; Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Mona Hanna, MD, MPH, FAAP. https://humanmedicine.msu.edu/directory/hanna-mona.html , n.d.). The Times named her one of the 100 Most Influential People (2016). Dr. Hanna-Attisha currently serves as Associate Dean and Professor of Public Health at Michigan State University (Michigan State University. Mona Hanna-Attisha named one of TIME’s most influential people. MSU Today. https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2016/mona-hanna-attisha-named-one-of-times-most-influential-people , 2016, April 21; Michigan State University Honored Faculty. Mona Hanna. https://msu.edu/honoredfaculty/directory/attisha-hanna-mona.html , n.d.).

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Ogochukwu M. Cox

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This chapter profiles Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, a pediatrician and public health advocate who exposed the Flint, Michigan water crisis (Hanna-Attisha, What the eyes don’t see: a story of crisis, resistance, and hope in an American city. One World/Random House. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/550935/what-the-eyes-dont-see-by-mona-hanna-attisha/ , 2018; Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Mona Hanna, MD, MPH, FAAP. https://humanmedicine.msu.edu/directory/hanna-mona.html , n.d.). Born to Iraqi scientists who fled Saddam Hussein’s regime, Dr. Hanna-Attisha grew up in Michigan engaging in environmental activism from high school (Americans Who Tell The Truth. Dr. Mona Hanna. https://americanswhotellthetruth.org/portraits/dr-mona-hanna-attisha/ , n.d.; American University of Beirut. Mona Hanna-Attisha. Honorary Doctorates. https://aub.edu.lb/doctorates/recipients/Pages/Mona_Hanna.aspx , n.d.). She earned her MD from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine (2002) and MPH from University of Michigan (2008) before becoming Director of Pediatric Residency at Hurley Medical Center in Flint (2011) (Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Mona Hanna, MD, MPH, FAAP. https://humanmedicine.msu.edu/directory/hanna-mona.html , n.d.; Hurley Medical Education & Research. Mona Hanna. https://education.hurleymc.com/people/mona-hanna/ , n.d.). In September 2015, she proved that Flint’s children had elevated blood lead levels after the city switched water sources to save money (PEN America. 2016 PEN/Toni and James C. Goodale Freedom of Expression Courage Award: Lee-Anne Walters and Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha. https://pen.org/2016-pentoni-and-james-c-goodale-freedom-of-expression-courage-award-lee-anne-walters-and-dr-mona-hanna-attisha/ , 2016; NIH Record. Pediatrician who uncovered Flint water crisis recounts experience. https://nihrecord.nih.gov/2021/04/30/pediatrician-who-uncovered-flint-water-crisis-recounts-experience , 2021, April 30). Despite initial government attacks calling her research flawed, her findings were validated, leading to federal emergency declaration. She founded the MSU-Hurley Pediatric Public Health Initiative (2016) and published “What the Eyes Don’t See” (2018), which became a New York Times Notable Book (Hanna-Attisha, What the eyes don’t see: a story of crisis, resistance, and hope in an American city. One World/Random House. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/550935/what-the-eyes-dont-see-by-mona-hanna-attisha/ , 2018; Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Mona Hanna, MD, MPH, FAAP. https://humanmedicine.msu.edu/directory/hanna-mona.html , n.d.). The Times named her one of the 100 Most Influential People (2016). Dr. Hanna-Attisha currently serves as Associate Dean and Professor of Public Health at Michigan State University (Michigan State University. Mona Hanna-Attisha named one of TIME’s most influential people. MSU Today. https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2016/mona-hanna-attisha-named-one-of-times-most-influential-people , 2016, April 21; Michigan State University Honored Faculty. Mona Hanna. https://msu.edu/honoredfaculty/directory/attisha-hanna-mona.html , n.d.).