The children of Flint, ten years later
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It has been a decade since the water crisis in Flint, Michigan began. HPH writer Shantal Riley looks at the aftermath for those who will live the longest with the consequences: the children whose growth and development was impacted by exposure to lead. The community has rallied around its young people, but the scope of their problems is immense. “Despite all the good stuff that we’ve been able to put in place, people continue to struggle,” says Mona Hanna-Attisha, a pediatrician whose whistleblowing on lead levels in Flint's children pushed public officials to acknowledge the crisis.
The children of Flint, ten years later | Shantal Riley
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Flint is not the only American city reeling from the consequences of lead exposure. Memphis and Syracuse have each had crises of their own—and just as in Michigan, low-income and Black families are among the most impacted.
—Jo Zhou
2023 Health equity & health systems impact fellow at USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism
6 个月I'm grateful to these young people for speaking with me. The trauma they'd experienced was palpable. They felt they hadn't been listened to.