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The Trudy Sundberg Lecture Series, in collaboration with the Sno-Isle Libraries Foundation, will present Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha with her discussion, “What’s in Your Water?” Award-winning broadcast journalist Enrique Cerna will join Hanna-Attisha in this virtual conversation on Zoom at 5 p.m. Friday, May 7. Please register in advance for this event.
Event organizer Marshall Goldberg was finalizing plans for their presentation at last year’s Trudy Sundberg Lecture Series when the coronavirus pandemic canceled all in-person Sno-Isle Libraries events. Hanna-Attisha and Cerna quickly agreed to honor their Trudy Sundberg Lecture Series commitments in 2021.
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The Leading Voices in Public Health series came to a close this semester with Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, an author, activist and champion for pediatric care.
Hanna-Attisha was instrumental in uncovering the Flint water crisis and has continued helping her region. Hanna-Attisha wrote “What the Eyes Don’t See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City,” which is a book that centers on the Flint water crisis and the efforts to remedy the situation.
Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha. (Contributed/ETSU)
Hanna-Attisha founded and now directs the Michigan State University and Hurley Children’s Hospital Pediatric Health Initiative, which is a leading innovative health program in Flint, Michigan. Hanna-Attisha has been awarded the Freedom of Expression Courage Award by PEN America, was named as Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World, recognized as one of USA Today’s Wome
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Hundreds wait in queue for the Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine (Johnson & Johnson) in Oakland. A tier just opened on April 1st for vaccinations of people from age 50 and above with exceptions of 16year-olds and above with severe health conditions, these can receive vaccination.Pat Mazzera/ SOPA Images via Getty Images
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Doctor who uncovered Flint water crisis to deliver keynote address
KINGSTON â The University of Rhode Island has chosen Mona Hanna-Attisha, the Michigan doctor responsible for uncovering the Flint water crisis, to deliver the keynote address at this yearâs commencement.Â
She will also receive an honorary doctorate degree in recognition of her courage for exposing the public health crisis that occurred when the city â in a cost-saving move â switched its water supply from the Detroit system to the Flint River. The switch, which was made in 2014, resulted in toxic lead contamination and coinciding outbreaks of Legionnairesâ disease.
According to President David M. Dooley, her remarks and the bestowing of an honorary degree upon her âcould not come at a more important time.â