The pediatrician and scientist exposed and helped address the Flint water crisis.
She discovered a spike in child lead poisoning that followed a change in the city’s water supply. Dr. Hanna-Attisha risked her career to reveal her research before its peer review, due to the urgent health implications.
She also developed trailblazing programs to lessen the catastrophe’s impact, including a center of excellence and a multi-million-dollar fund to support victims’ recovery.
The daughter of Iraqi immigrants, Dr. Hanna-Attisha is a professor at Michigan State’s College of Human Medicine. She has received many honors, including Time’s 100 Most Influential People award.
Junctures in Women's Leadership: Health Care and Public Health by Opinion, book reviews and research articles written by Dr Hanna- Attisha
