Mona Hanna Explained

Mona Hanna
Birth Name:Mona Hanna
Birth Date:1976 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Sheffield, England, UK
Occupation:Pediatrician and professor
Employer:Hurley Medical Center (pediatrician)
Michigan State University (professor)
Known For:Uncovering the Flint water crisis
Alma Mater:University of Michigan (B.S., M.P.H)
Michigan State University (M.D.)

Mona Hanna (born 9 December 1976)[1] [2] [3], formerly known as Mona Hanna-Attisha[4], is a pediatrician, professor, and public health advocate whose research exposed the Flint water crisis. She is the author of the 2018 book What the Eyes Don't See, which The New York Times named as one of the 100 most notable books of the year.[5]

Early life

Childhood and family

Born Mona Hanna in Sheffield, England, her parents are Iraqi scientists and dissidents who fled during the Baath regime.[6]

Education

She grew up in Royal Oak, Michigan and graduated from Kimball High School.[7] Hanna received her Bachelor of Science from University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability, her Master of Public Health degree in Health Management and Policy from the University of Michigan School of Public Health, and her medical degree from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine.

Residency

She completed her residency and chief residency at Wayne State University/Children's Hospital of Michigan.[8]

Career

In 2009, Hanna served as the associate pediatric program director at Children's Hospital of Michigan where she supervised over 100 residents, the development of academic curriculums, online education platform implementation, recruitment of residents, and participated in program committees.[9]

Hanna was appointed director of Hurley Medical Center's pediatric residency program in 2011; there, she continued to supervise residents, develop instruction for students and a ‘master clinical teacher series’ for faculty.[10] [11] In 2012, Hanna was elected to the Michigan Board of Directors for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).[12]

In 2013, Hanna was named a member of the Public Health Code Advisory Committee who was called upon by then Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to complete a comprehensive review of the then 35-year-old Michigan Public Health Code.[13]

Hanna spoke at MSU Rx in 2014, an event modeled after TEDx, where she shared a presentation titled “What do you want to be when you grow up?” which focused on questions and challenges common to healthcare professionals and teachers working in urban settings like Flint, MI.[14] [15]

In 2015, Hanna led an effort to focus on “prevention and nutrition, along with care for children when they are sick” by moving the Hurley Children’s Clinic to be co-located atop the Flint Farmers’ Market where health professionals could “suggest fresh foods to purchase and guide [patients] through the process.”[16] She received Michigan State University’s William B. Weil, Jr., MD Endowed Distinguished Pediatric Faculty Award after being nominated by her peers in recognition "for many years showing outstanding professional and clinical service to the children of our State, to our medical students and Residents, to our Department, the College and the University."[17] [18]

In late 2015, Elin Warn Betanzo, an engineer and certified water operator,ė and a personal friend of Hanna, shared that there was a lack of proper drinking water treatment in Flint, Michigan and an increased potential for lead in the city’s water after a recent water source change and that action was not being taken by officials.[19] [20] Hanna learned that Marc Edwards, a civil engineering/environmental engineer from Virginia Tech, had come to Flint in March 2015 and found that the lack of corrosion inhibitors in the new Flint water source was causing corrosion of water pipes and leaching of lead into drinking water.[21] Upon hearing about the possibility of lead in the water, she began a new research study using data available in electronic medical records.[22]

Her study found that the percentage of children in Flint with over 5 micrograms per deciliter of lead in their blood increased from 2.1 percent to 4 percent after the city's water source changed from Lake Huron to the Flint River and that the areas of Flint with the highest water lead levels showed “the most drastic increases in elevated lead levels in children.”[23] [24] [25]

Due to the public health implications, she revealed her findings publicly and advocated for action at a 24 September 2015 press conference before her research was scientifically peer reviewed.[26] [27] The next day, Flint issued a health advisory for residents, particularly children, to minimize exposure to Flint tap water.[28] Hanna's research and findings were criticized by the spokesperson for the State of Michigan’s Department of Environmental Quality who accused her of being an "unfortunate researcher," "splicing and dicing numbers," and causing "near hysteria."[29] [30] [31] About ten days later, after the Detroit Free Press published its own findings consistent with those found by Hanna, she then engaged in one-on-one conversations with Michigan's chief medical officer–the State of Michigan backed down and concurred with her findings.[32] [33] Later, at a press conference in which the State of Michigan acknowledged the lead-in-water crisis, Department of Environmental Quality officials apologized to Hanna.[34] In addition, Hanna was appointed by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder's executive order to the Flint Water Interagency Coordinating Committee and Michigan Child Lead Poisoning Elimination Board in response to the Flint water crisis and the Michigan Public Health Commission.[35] [36] [37]

On January 14, 2016, Michigan State University and the Hurley Children’s Hospital announced that Hanna would lead a new Pediatric Public Health Initiative to partner with experts and clinicians to help the children of Flint who had been exposed to lead—the program serves as a center for excellence and a national resources for best practices related to lead exposure.[38] [39] [40] In Governor Snyder's January 19 2016 State of the State address, he publicly thanked Hanna and Edwards for sounding the alarm about the Flint water crisis.[41] [42] In late January, the Community Foundation of Greater Flint announced that Hanna and a group of community members had established the Flint Child Health and Development Fund to accept charitable contributions nationwide “to support both short and long term needs of Flint’s children exposed to lead.”[43] In one year, the fund raised over $17 million and awarded over $2 million in grants directly supporting Flint kids' health and development.[44] Hanna's findings were published in the February 2016 volume of American Journal of Public Health.[45] She testified again in April 2016 before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy and Subcommittee on Health regarding the need for federal action to help increase access to care and provide relief to the people impacted by the man-made disaster resulting from the Flint water crisis.[46] [47] In July 2016, her research findings were confirmed in a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report published by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and is recognized as an underestimate of exposure.[48] Eventually, in part due to Hanna's advocacy, $100 million in federal dollars was allocated to Flint in addition to approximately $250 million in state dollars to address the crisis.[49]

In January 2017, Hanna received a grant from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to lay the groundwork for the Flint Registry.[50] She has served as the principal investigator of the registry, which has grown into a congressionally-funded and CDC-supported public health program that helps provide long-term surveillance of and support to Flint water crisis victims.[51] In March 2017, Hanna was named vice-chair of Michigan Governor Rick Snyder’s Child Lead Exposure Elimination Commission.[52]

In 2018, Hanna’s book, What the Eyes Don't See, was published by Random House imprint One World by editor-in-chief Chris Jackson.[53] Her book has been described as a dramatic first-hand account of the Flint Water Crisis with the "gripping intrigue of a Grisham thriller."[54] [55] In addition to positive reviews in the New York Times, the New York Times Book Review, and the Washington Post, What the Eyes Don't See was named a New York Times 100 Notable Book of 2018 and the Best Science Book of 2018 by NPR's Science Friday.[56] [57] [58] [59] Portions of the proceeds of her book are donated to the Flint Child Health and Development Fund.[60] Anonymous Content optioned the book rights to make a movie, to be produced by Michael Sugar and Rosalie Swedlin, and written/directed by Cherien Dabis.[61]

In 2019, Hanna’s book was named a Michigan Notable Book of 2019.[62] What the Eyes Don't See was also selected as the common read for the Great Michigan Read, Reading Across Rhode Island, and One Maryland One Book as well as dozens of university common read programs.[63] [64] [65] [66]

In February 2020, Hanna testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change that proposed revisions to the EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule were “minimalistic and insufficient” and that “the proposed revisions do not fix these underlying issues, and will not address the national public health crisis of lead in our drinking water delivery system swiftly enough.”[67] In July 2020, Hanna was named a C.S. Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine.[68] She was also appointed to co-chair Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Protect Michigan Commission.[69]

In April 2021, Hanna testified before the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Ways and Means to advocate for action related to the state of the nation’s drinking water infrastructure and the need to eliminate lead pipes.[70] [71]

In February 2022, Hanna testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures that the “state of our drinking water infrastructure is a public health crisis” for the nation and the importance of the Infrastructure Investment and Job Act to the elimination of lead pipes.[72] [73]

In March 2023, Hanna was named the Associate Dean for Public Health in the College of Human Medicine at Michigan State University.[74]

In April 2023, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation awarded a grant to help Hanna lead Rx Kids, the first citywide program in the U.S. designed to address poverty as a root cause of health disparities through the provision of unconditional cash allowances to pregnant moms and babies in Flint, Michigan.[75]

Awards and honors

2016

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2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2024

Personal life

A first-generation Iraqi-American immigrant who has two daughters.[111] [112]

Publications

Peer-reviewed academic works

External links

Notes and References

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  2. News: Hanna . Mona . Shaefer . H. Luke . Cash payments for parents could change future for Michigan kids . 14 July 2024 . Detroit Free Press . 25 June 2024.
  3. News: Enlow . Sarah . Dr. Mona Hanna (CHM '02) receives National Humanism in Medicine award . 14 July 2024 . Michigan State University . 12 June 2024.
  4. Book: Hanna-Attisha . Monda . What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City . 19 June 2018 . One World . 978-0399590832 . 1 .
  5. News: 100 Notable Books of 2018 . The New York Times . 19 November 2018.
  6. News: Sumaia. Masoom. Meet the Whistleblower of the Flint Water Scandal. 10 February 2017. Muslim Girl. 30 January 2016.
  7. News: Flint doctor who exposed lead in water started activism as Royal Oak student.
  8. News: Anglebrandy. Gary. 100 Most Influential Women. 18 January 2017. Crain's. 26 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170117171333/http://www.crainsdetroit.com/awards/mostinfluentialwomen/3406663/Mona-Hanna-Attisha,-M.D. 17 January 2017. dead. dmy-all.
  9. Web site: Hurley Medical Center Physician Connection newsletter - June 2011 . 27 September 2022 . 27 September 2022 . 27 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220927164821/https://docs.files.edit.hurleymc.com/gme/uploads/2011-06_JunePhysicianConnection.pdf . bot: unknown .
  10. Web site: Mona Hanna-Attisha Hurley Medical Education & Research . 27 September 2022 . 15 January 2021 . 15 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210115210606/https://education.hurleymc.com/people/mona-hanna-attisha/ . bot: unknown .
  11. Web site: Hurley Medical Center Physician Connection newsletter - May 2014 . 27 September 2022 . 27 September 2022 . 27 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220927165626/https://docs.files.edit.hurleymc.com/gme/uploads/2014-05_MayPhysicianConnection.pdf . bot: unknown .
  12. Web site: Hurley Medical Center Physician Connection newsletter - November 2012 . 27 September 2022 . 27 September 2022 . 27 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220927165807/https://docs.files.edit.hurleymc.com/gme/uploads/2012-11_NovemberPhysicianConnection.pdf . bot: unknown .
  13. Web site: Hurley Medical Center Physician Connection newsletter - October 2013 . 27 September 2022 . 27 September 2022 . 27 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220927170015/https://docs.files.edit.hurleymc.com/gme/uploads/2013-10_OctoberPhysicianConnection.pdf . bot: unknown .
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  15. Mona Hanna-Attisha . 17 September 2014 . What do you want to be when you grow up? . English. 27 September 2022 . Wharton Center's Cobb Great Hall. Michigan State University College of Human Medicine.
  16. News: Hurley announces new pediatric clinic forming at Flint Farmers' Market - mlive.com . 27 September 2022 . MLive . 11 August 2020 . 11 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200811223956/https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2015/01/farmers_market_hurley_downtown.html . bot: unknown .
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  19. News: High school friend sounded first alert to Flint's Dr. Mona Hanna . 6 November 2022 . Michigan Radio . 16 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220125165302/https://www.michiganradio.org/health/2016-02-16/high-school-friend-sounded-first-alert-to-flints-dr-mona-hanna-attisha . 25 January 2022 . en.
  20. News: Riley . Rochelle . A long friendship put spotlight on Flint water crisis . 6 November 2022 . Detroit Free Press . 6 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160219161010/http://www.freep.com/story/news/columnists/rochelle-riley/2016/02/06/long-friendship-put-spotlight-flint-water-crisis/79774098/ . 19 February 2016.
  21. News: Hohn . Donovan . Flint's Water Crisis and the 'Troublemaker' Scientist . 6 November 2022 . The New York Times . 16 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160816094739/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/21/magazine/flints-water-crisis-and-the-troublemaker-scientist.html . 16 August 2016.
  22. News: Wahlberg . David . Flint doctor used Epic Systems records to expose lead crisis . 6 November 2022 . madison.com . Wisconsin State Journal . 30 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160202060043/http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/health-med-fit/flint-doctor-used-epic-systems-records-to-expose-lead-crisis/article_ef462592-f27b-5ed0-a2ff-33232902ab74.html . 2 February 2016 . en.
  23. News: Erb . Robin . Flint doctor makes state see light about lead in water . 6 November 2022 . Detroit Free Press . 10 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151011185946/https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2015/10/10/hanna-attisha-profile/73600120/ . 11 October 2015.
  24. Web site: Our sampling of 252 homes demonstrates a high lead in water risk: Flint should be failing to meet the EPA Lead and Copper Rule . Flint Water Study Updates . 6 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150909125844/http://flintwaterstudy.org/2015/09/our-sampling-of-252-homes-demonstrates-a-high-lead-in-water-risk-flint-should-be-failing-to-meet-the-epa-lead-and-copper-rule/ . 9 September 2015 . 8 September 2015.
  25. News: Elevated lead found in more Flint kids after water switch, study finds. 24 September 2022. 1 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220901050027/https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2015/09/study_shows_twice_as_many_flin.html. bot: unknown.
  26. News: Feed. Ben. Flint pediatrician at center of water crisis: 'You have to use your voice'. 23 January 2017.
  27. News: Flint crisis timeline: Part 3 Bridge Michigan . 6 November 2022 . www.bridgemi.com . Bridge Michigan . 1 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170128033139/https://www.bridgemi.com/truth-squad-companion/flint-crisis-timeline-part-3 . 28 January 2017 . en.
  28. News: Fonger. Ron. Flint to issue lead in water warning after push from doctors, health officials. 24 Sep 2015. MLive. https://web.archive.org/web/20150926234900/http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/09/flint_will_issue_lead_advisory.html . 26 September 2015 . en.
  29. News: Malewitz . Jim . He told Flint to 'relax.' Now, Michigan is paying him to lead media training. Bridge Michigan . 6 November 2022 . www.bridgemi.com . Bridge Michigan . 11 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180711125138/https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/he-told-flint-relax-now-michigan-paying-him-lead-media-training . 11 July 2018 . en.
  30. News: Erb . Robin . Flint doctor makes state see light about lead in water . 6 November 2022 . Detroit Free Press . 10 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151013220912/https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2015/10/10/hanna-attisha-profile/73600120/ . 13 October 2015.
  31. News: Guyette . Curt . Why strict federal oversight is needed to safeguard Flint's water . 6 November 2022 . Detroit Metro Times . 4 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151009020627/http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/archives/2015/10/05/why-strict-federal-oversight-is-needed-to-safeguard-flints-water . 9 October 2015 . en.
  32. News: Kaffer. Kristi. Tanner. Nancy . State data confirms higher blood-lead levels in Flint kids . 12 March 2024. live. Detroit Free Press . 29 September 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151001040718/https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/columnists/nancy-kaffer/2015/09/26/state-data-flint-lead/72820798/ . 1 October 2015.
  33. News: Matheny . Keith . State's top doctor admits 'missed opportunity' for earlier Flint response . 6 November 2022 . Detroit Free Press . 23 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160124095643/https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/flint-water-crisis/2016/01/23/health-department-flint-water-lead/79174598/ . 24 January 2016.
  34. Web site: Rodrick . Stephen . Who Poisoned Flint, Michigan? . Rolling Stone . https://web.archive.org/web/20160124024434/https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/who-poisoned-flint-michigan-20160122 . 24 January 2016 . 22 January 2016.
  35. Web site: Flint Water Interagency Coordinating Committee . dead. Michigan.gov. https://web.archive.org/web/20220616122226/https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/Appointments/oma/all/1/flint-water-interagency-coordinating-committee . 16 June 2022 . en.
  36. Web site: Child Lead Poisoning Elimination Board . Michigan.gov . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220523023323/https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/Appointments/oma/all/1/child-lead-poisoning-elimination-board . 23 May 2022 . en.
  37. Web site: Gov. Rick Snyder makes appointments to the Public Health Advisory Commission . dead. Michigan.gov. https://web.archive.org/web/20170329232116/http://www.michigan.gov/snyder/0,4668,7-277--397638--,00.html . 29 March 2017 . 18 November 2016.
  38. Web site: Kelley . Geri . New Pediatric Public Health Initiative to support the health of Flint children . MSUToday . 6 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160114182538/http://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2016/new-pediatric-public-health-initiative-to-support-the-health-of-flint-children/ . 14 January 2016 . en . 14 January 2016.
  39. News: White . Russ . Mona Hanna-Attisha: "Flipping the story" in Flint . 6 November 2022 . mlive . 24 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160301143650/http://www.mlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2016/02/mona_hanna-attisha_flipping_th.html . 1 March 2016 . en.
  40. Web site: Llardo . Joan . Pediatric Health Initiative . Michigan State University . 6 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160130225919/http://humanmedicine.msu.edu/pphi/About.htm . 30 January 2016.
  41. News: Egan . Paul . Snyder apologizes for Flint crisis, to release e-mails . 6 November 2022 . Detroit Free Press . 20 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160120140743/https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/flint-water-crisis/2016/01/19/snyder-address-flint-water-shut-offs-tonight/78994522/ . 20 January 2016.
  42. Web site: 2016 Michigan State of the State Transcript . Michigan.gov . 6 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221001013513/https://www.michigan.gov/-/media/Project/Websites/formergovernors/Folder4/2016_Michigan_State_of_the_State_Transcript.pdf?rev=09ee65b3822449b4bf4d48bf7b250044 . 1 October 2022 . 19 January 2016.
  43. Web site: Flint Child Health & Development Fund (www.flintkids.com) will provide support to Flint Children Exposed to Lead In Touch With Our Community's Health . Greater Flint Health Coalition . 6 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160127050024/https://gfhc.org/flint-child-health-development-fund-accessible-at-www-flintkids-com-will-provide-support-to-flint-children-exposed-to-lead/ . 27 January 2016.
  44. Web site: Flint Water Crisis Response – Foundation for Flint . Community Foundation of Greater Flint . 6 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161108213256/https://www.cfgf.org/cfgf/GoodWork/FlintArea/WaterCrisis/tabid/855/Default.aspx . 8 November 2016.
  45. News: Gordan . Virginia . Flint officials testify at Congressional hearing . 6 November 2022 . Michigan Radio . 10 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220124163918/https://www.michiganradio.org/politics-government/2016-02-10/flint-officials-testify-at-congressional-hearing . 24 January 2022 . en.
  46. Web site: Hearing on "Flint Water Crisis: Impacts and Lessons Learned," Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy and Subcommittee on Health (April 13, 2016) . House Committee on Energy & Commerce . 6 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200807205324/https://energycommerce.house.gov/committee-activity/hearings/hearing-on-flint-water-crisis-impacts-and-lessons-learned-subcommittee . 7 August 2020 . en . 13 April 2016.
  47. Web site: Statement of Mona Hanna-Attisha MD MPH FAAP Before the Committee on Energy and Commerce . House Committee on Energy & Commerce . 6 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200807215724/https://energycommerce.house.gov/sites/democrats.energycommerce.house.gov/files/Testimony-Mona%20Hanna-Attisha-Flint%20Hearing-2016-04-13.pdf . 7 August 2020 . 13 April 2016.
  48. Kennedy . Chinaro . Blood Lead Levels Among Children Aged . MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report . 6 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160626033602/https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/65/wr/mm6525e1.htm?s_cid=mm6525e1_w . 26 June 2016 . en-us . 10.15585/mmwr.mm6525e1 . 24 June 2016. 65 . 25 . 650–654 . 27359350 . free .
  49. Web site: EPA Awards $100 Million to Michigan for Flint Water Infrastructure Upgrades . United States Environmental Protection Agency . 6 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170318021816/https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-awards-100-million-michigan-flint-water-infrastructure-upgrades . 18 March 2017 . 17 March 2017.
  50. News: Robertson . Teddy . Flint Registry, built to monitor, link and advocate for community health, gears up for September launch . 6 November 2022 . East Village Magazine . 3 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201027125005/https://www.eastvillagemagazine.org/2018/07/03/flint-registry-built-to-monitor-link-and-advocate-for-community-health-gears-up-for-september-launch/ . 27 October 2020.
  51. Web site: What is the Flint Registry? . Flint Registry . 6 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221002145036/https://flintregistry.org/what-is-the-flint-registry/ . 2 October 2022.
  52. Web site: Child Lead Exposure Elimination Commission 2018 Annual Report . Michigan.gov . 6 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221002151902/https://www.michigan.gov/-/media/Project/Websites/mdhhs/Folder3/Folder34/Folder2/Folder134/Folder1/Folder234/2018_CLEEC_Annual_Report_-_FINAL.pdf?rev=f08335ace69b4006ac38ca6fd5ea276a . 2 October 2022 . December 2018.
  53. Book: Hanna-Attisha, Mona. What the Eyes Don't See. 19 June 2018. Random House Publishing . 978-0399590832.
  54. Web site: Hanna-Attisha . Mona . What the Eyes Don't See . Oprah.com . 6 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180625185649/http://www.oprah.com/book/summer-book-guide-what-the-eyes-dont-see?editors_pick_id=73904 . 25 June 2018 . 5 June 2018.
  55. Web site: Wilson . Kristian . Who Is Mona Hanna-Attisha? The Flint Activist Just Signed A Book Deal . Bustle . 6 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170419100714/https://www.bustle.com/articles/162142-who-is-mona-hanna-attisha-the-flint-activist-just-signed-a-book-deal . 19 April 2017 . en . 20 May 2016.
  56. News: Sharma . Meara . How a web of racism and lies poisoned Flint . 6 November 2022 . Washington Post . 9 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180811045906/https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/how-a-web-of-racism-and-lies-poisoned-flint/2018/08/09/3920e37c-95b2-11e8-a679-b09212fb69c2_story.html . 11 August 2018.
  57. News: Goodell . Jeff . Two Views of Flint's Water Troubles: One a Close-Up and One With a Wide-Angle Lens . 6 November 2022 . The New York Times . 31 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180801135135/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/31/books/review/mona-hanna-attisha-what-the-eyes-dont-see-anna-clark-poisoned-city.html . 1 August 2018.
  58. News: Sehgal . Parul . Toxic History, Poisoned Water: The Story of Flint . 6 November 2022 . The New York Times . 3 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180708072056/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/03/books/review-poisoned-city-anna-clark-what-eyes-dont-see-mona-hanna-attisha-flint-water-crisis.html . 8 July 2018.
  59. Web site: The Best Science Books Of 2018 . Science Friday . 6 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181207210737/https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/the-best-science-books-of-2018/ . 7 December 2018 . 7 December 2018.
  60. Web site: Flint Kids . Mona Hanna-Attisha . 6 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190704234542/https://monahannaattisha.com/flint-kids . 4 July 2019.
  61. Web site: Fleming . Mike Jr. . Movie On Pediatrician Dr Mona, Who Sounded Alarm On Lead Poisoning Of Flint, Michigan Kids . Deadline Hollywood . 6 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170428195401/https://deadline.com/2017/04/movie-on-pediatrician-dr-mona-who-sounded-alarm-on-lead-poisoning-of-flint-michigan-kids-1202078017/ . 28 April 2017 . 28 April 2017.
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