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Dr. Mona Hanna

@monahanna.bsky.social
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Flint pediatrician & public health advocate working to eliminate infant poverty via RxKids.org. Author of “What the Eyes Don’t See.”

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Dr. Mona Hanna @monahanna.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Rx Kids just went live in the City of Kalamazoo! $1500 during pregnancy and $500/month for the first 12 months. It’s a life-changing prescription for health, hope, and opportunity! More at RxKids.org.
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Dr. Mona Hanna @monahanna.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
So much fun talking about - and snuggling with - our Michigan babies! ❤️
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
2021 CTC monthly payments were associated w/ reduced tobacco use among parents vs adults w/o kids (who were not eligible). No significant associations between advance CTC payments and changes in probability or frequency of alcohol, cannabis, or illicit substance use jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Advanced Child Tax Credit Monthly Payments and Substance Use Among US Parents
This difference-in-differences analysis examines whether 2021 advance child tax credit monthly payments were associated with changes in substance use among parents compared with adults without childre...
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Dr. Mona Hanna @monahanna.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
And of year giving? Give to babies! givingto.msu.edu/crowdpower/r...
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Rx Kids: Lift Babies Out of Poverty
Join Dr. Mona Hanna and the College of Human Medicine to be a force for good and support families when they are most vulnerable.
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Public Health On Call Podcast @publichealthpod.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
“This period right before childbirth and extending to the first year of life is actually when families are the poorest … What happens in this [perinatal] window really shapes your entire life course.” On @publichealthpod.bsky.social, @monahanna.bsky.social explains the difference RxKids makes.
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Dr. Mona Hanna @monahanna.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Looking forward to participating in this important convening!
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Tom Bollyky @tombollyky.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Big news! Tomorrow, Dec 12, CFR & The Lancet will host an event on US health at home & how it shapes US #globalhealth engagement abroad, with: @richardhorton1.bsky.social @monahanna.bsky.social Victor Dzau Rebecca Bunnell Chris Murray @ihmeuw.bsky.social Watch here! www.cfr.org/event/us-hea...
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Dr. Mona Hanna @monahanna.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Wonderful article today in Detroit Free Press profiling Rx Kids and Magnolia Mother's Trust! YES, unconditional child cash transfers WORK to improve family financial security and health. www.freep.com/story/news/l...
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Moms are getting cash each month to ease financial troubles. Does it work?
Two programs, one in Michigan and the other in Mississippi, aim to ease the economic hurdles families face, as prices for the basics remain high.
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Dr. Mona Hanna @monahanna.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Really awesome story about Rx Kids - cash prescriptions for pregnant moms and babies!
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