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SECOND LOOK: Prescribing Away Poverty with Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha and Dr. Luke Shaefer
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Check out one of our favorite episodes! Hosts Bruce Lesley and Messellech “Selley” Looby chat with Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha and Professor Luke Shaefer about “Rx Kids,” their innovative program to support pregnant women and infants in Flint, Michigan. Dr. Hanna-Attisha is a pediatrician and activist best known for leading studies that exposed the deadly levels of lead in Flint’s water supply. Dr. Shaefer leads Poverty Solutions, an interdisciplinary initiative at the University of Michigan that partners with communities and policymakers to find new ways to prevent and alleviate poverty. Their conversation with our hosts centers on the importance of “Rx Kids,” which gives pregnant moms a prenatal allowance and support during the first 12 months of a child's life. By supporting families during their most vulnerable window, the program aims to address a root cause of health equity and opportunity.
Read more from Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, Dr. Luke Shaefer, and about Rx Kids:
Article: I Helped Expose the Lead Crisis in Flint. Here’s What Other Cities Should Do. By Mona Hanna-Attisha
Article: The Future for Flint’s Children, By Mona Hanna-Attisha
Article: I’m Sick of Asking Children to Be Resilient, By Mona Hanna-Attisha
Article: 20 Years Since Welfare 'Reform', By Kathryn J. Edin and H. Luke Shaefer
Article: A Simple Approach to Ending Extreme Poverty, By H. Luke Shaefer and Kathryn J. Edin
Book: What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City, By Mona Hanna-Attisha
Book: $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America, By Kathryn Edin and H. Luke Shaefer
Article: Rx Kids launch takes place in Flint, is almost unbelievable to new Flint moms, by Tanya
Article: Rx Kids program aims to tackle poverty to improve health of Flint moms and babies,
MSU Today with Russ White
Stay up to date with Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha and Dr. Luke Shaefer on social media. Follow them on Twitter, @MonaHannaA and @profshaefer. Donate to RxKids on Give Directly.
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