| Details: | Join us for the Fall 2025 Griffin Forum featuring Mona Hanna, MD, MPH, founder and director of Rx Kids, the nation’s first-ever community-wide prenatal and infant cash prescription program. Dr. Mona is a pediatrician and director of the Michigan State University-Hurley Children’s Hospital Pediatric Public Health Initiative. A nationally recognized child health researcher and advocate, she launched the community-partnered initiative in response to the Flint water crisis to improve outcomes for kids. She is also the Associate Dean for Public Health and C. S. Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. Dr. Mona is the author of the New York Times 100 most notable book, What the Eyes Don’t See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City. Grounded in community-based participation, Dr. Mona and the Pediatric Public Health Initiative work with many local and national partners to boldly improve child health equity and share best practices. She was named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World and recognized as one of USA Today’s Women of the Century for her role in uncovering the Flint water crisis and leading recovery efforts. With concentrations in environmental health and health policy, Dr. Mona received her bachelor’s degree and Master of Public Health degree from the University of Michigan. She completed her medical degree from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and her residency and chief residency at Children’s Hospital of Michigan in Detroit. This event is sponsored by the Robert and Marjorie Griffin Endowed Chair in American Government within the School of Politics, Society, Justice and Public Service with support from the Philip A. Hart and William G. Milliken Endowed Speaker Series for Integrity in Politics. |
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Anspach 161 Washington St. Mount Pleasant, MI Get directions |
| Admission: | Open to the public. |
| Sponsor: | College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences School of Politics, Society, Justice, and Public Service |
| Contact: | Robert and Marjorie Griffin Endowed Chair in American Government Dan Kildee kilde1dt@cmich.edu 989-774-3587 |