What the Eyes Don ’ t See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City

NIMH Director ’ s Innovation Speaker Series For the fourteenth year, the National Institute of Mental Health is pleased to invite you to attend the fifth of a series of lectures dedicated to innovation, invention, and scientific discovery. Mona Hanna-Attisha, M.D., M.P.H., the pediatrician and scientist who exposed the lead water crisis in Flint, Michigan, will present a first-hand account of her research efforts to discover the truth and her fight for justice in the national spotlight. Dr. Hanna-Attisha is the founder and director of the Michigan State University (MSU)-Hurley Children ’ s Hospital Pediatric Public Health Initiative, an innovative and model public health program established to address the Flint water crisis. In 2016, she was named one of Time magazine ’ s 100 Most Influential People in the World for her role in bringing awareness to the crisis in Flint and the recovery efforts. Dr. Hanna-Attisha earned her bachelor ’ s and master ’ s degrees in public health from the University of Michigan and a medical degree from MSU ’ s College of Human Medicine. She completed her residency at Children ’ s Hospital of Michigan in Detroit, where she was chief resident. She is currently an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Human Development and a C.S. Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health at MSU.Air date: 3/19/2020 3:00:00 PM
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