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What the Eyes Don't See

Mona Hanna Attisha

How did a Flint doctor show that policy decisions were harming children, and what did it take to make officials listen?

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Mona Hanna Attisha

Why read it

  • You will see how a doctor turned records and numbers into a public case
  • You will learn to find people who know how the system works and use them to get a warning out
  • You will learn why officials may brush off a health warning, and how careful data can make them listen

Who it is for

  • A clinician who suspects a hidden problem but lacks proof
  • A resident asking whether local officials can be trusted on safety
  • A scientist or analyst who wants to be heard outside the lab

Contents

  1. Prologue: How I Got My Name
  2. Chapter 1: What the Eyes Don’t See
  3. Chapter 2: The Barbecue
  4. Chapter 3: The Valedictorian
  5. Chapter 4: Haji
  6. Chapter 5: Red Flags
  7. Chapter 6: First Encounter
  8. Chapter 7: Miasma
  9. Chapter 8: No Response
  10. Chapter 9: Sit Down
  11. Chapter 10: Jenny + the Data
  12. Chapter 11: Public Health Enemy #1
  13. Chapter 12: What Field Are You On?
  14. Chapter 13: The Man in the Panda Tie
  15. Chapter 14: Environmental Injustice
  16. Chapter 15: Poisoned by Policy
  17. Chapter 16: Shortwave Radio Crackling
  18. Chapter 17: Meeting the Mayor
  19. Chapter 18: Aeb
  20. Chapter 19: The Press Conference
  21. Chapter 20: Splice and Dice
  22. Chapter 21: Numbers War
  23. Chapter 22: Demonstration of Proof
  24. Chapter 23: All the Things We Found Out Later
  25. Chapter 24: Fire Ant
  26. Chapter 25: Truth and Reconciliation
  27. Chapter 26: Prescription for Hope
  28. Epilogue: Haji and the Birds
  29. Flint Child Health and Development Fund

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