Rx Kids
Prenatal and Infant Allowances in Flint, MI
Led by Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha at the Pediatric Public Health Initiative, Rx Kids is a transformational effort to address child poverty and health equity. Consistent with practices in other countries, and increasingly in other American cities, Rx Kids boldly tackles a root cause of health disparities - economic insecurity - through the provision of unconditional cash allowances to pregnant moms and babies in Flint. Project scope and start date will be dependent on funds garnered.
Enrollment is not open yet. Depending on funding, the program is expected to launch in 2024.
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For more information or to support Rx Kids, please email chm.pphi@msu.edu.
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- Flint Showed Us The Dangers Of Poverty. Now It Could Show Us How To Fight It.
Published in HuffPost, May 5, 2023 - 'An infusion of joy': How a Flint pediatrician hopes to improve health and dismantle poverty
Published in Michigan Advance, April 30, 2023 - Mott Foundation intends to grant up to $15 million to support direct payments to Flint mothers during pregnancy and first year of a child's life
Published by Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, April 20, 2023