Mona Hanna-Attisha
Pediatrician and public health advocate
Mona Hanna-Attisha is a pediatrician and public health advocate whose research brought the Flint water crisis to light. She wrote What the Eyes Don't See.
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American Born 1976 in Sheffield, United Kingdom
About Mona Hanna-Attisha
Mona Hanna-Attisha, who now uses the name Mona Hanna, works as a pediatrician and professor and speaks up for public health. Her research uncovered the Flint water crisis. She also founded the Pediatric Public Health Initiative in Flint, Michigan. In 2018 she published What the Eyes Don't See, which The New York Times placed among its 100 notable books of that year. In January 2024 she started Rx Kids, a community-wide program that offers cash prescriptions to families during pregnancy and infancy. She has testified twice before the United States Congress and received the PEN America Freedom of Expression Courage Award. She has also appeared on Time magazine's Time 100 list.