Giving Flint's children a healthy future

Michigan State University and Hurley Children's Hospital are working together to address the Flint community's population-wide lead exposure and help all Flint children grow up healthy and strong.

Through community and clinical programs, childhood health policy and advocacy, and robust evaluation, the MSU-Hurley Children’s Hospital Pediatric Public Health Initiative works with many partners, including Flint's heroic parents and kids, as a center of excellence, with the primary goal of mitigating the impact of the Flint water crisis and serving as a national resource for best practices.

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Rx Kids

Led by Dr. Mona Hanna at the Pediatric Public Health Initiative, Rx Kids is the nation’s first-ever community-wide prenatal and infant cash prescription program. Expecting mothers receive $1,500 during pregnancy, and babies receive $500 a month for the first 6 – 12 months of life.  Originally launched in Flint, Michigan in 2024, Rx Kids has expanded across the state to reach thousands of families with millions in direct cash support. This no-strings-attached support is transforming health and financial stability,  boldly reimagining how we care for families during the challenging time of pregnancy and infancy.

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Nutrition

The MSU-Hurley Children’s Hospital Pediatric Public Health Initiative’s Nutrition team works with many partners to advocate for, implement, and assess pediatric nutrition interventions to improve nutrition access, education, and consumption.

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Flint Registry

Built by the Flint community and based in Flint, the Flint Registry is for people who were impacted by the Flint water crisis and want to be part of something bigger. The Flint Registry is a project that connects people to services and programs to promote health and wellness and helps understand how the Flint water crisis has affected the Flint community.

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Flint Tooth Fairy

The Flint Assessment of In-utero and at-Risk Young (FAIRY) study is led by Dr. Mona Hanna and Michigan State University.

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