Mona Hanna, MD, is a pediatrician and public health advocate who exposed the Flint Water Crisis. While she was the director of the Pediatric Residency Program at Hurley Medical Center in Michigan, Hanna learned of the possibility of lead in the water of Flint, Michigan. Using electronic medical records for her research study, she discovered that children in Flint had elevated blood lead levels beginning after the city switched its water supply in 2014. Despite initial pushback from government officials, Hanna persisted. Her efforts brought national attention to the crisis, secured resources for affected families, and reshaped the conversation around environmental justice and public health. She later chronicled her experience in the book What the Eyes Don’t See. For her role in exposing the Flint Water Crisis and her public health advocacy in response to the crisis, Time Magazine named Dr. Hanna one of the Most Influential People in 2016.
