Dr. Mona Hanna
@monahanna.bsky.social
Flint pediatrician & public health advocate working to eliminate infant poverty via RxKids.org. Author of “What the Eyes Don’t See.”
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.
February 12, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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.
So much fun talking about - and snuggling with - our Michigan babies! ❤️
Inspiring visit to Flint with Dr. Mona Hanna to discuss work we can do together to make sure Michigan is the best place to be a kid, raise a kid, stay and call home. Stay tuned!!
February 12, 2025 at 1:49 AM
So much fun talking about - and snuggling with - our Michigan babies! ❤️
Reposted by Dr. Mona Hanna
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...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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...
jamanetwork.com
January 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Reposted by Dr. Mona Hanna
“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.
On @publichealthpod.bsky.social, @monahanna.bsky.social explains the difference RxKids makes.
In Flint, Michigan, Rx Kids is the first program of its kind in the U.S.: an unconditional cash prescription program for expecting mothers and babies in the first year of life.
Learn how it works and why it’s such a game changer for parents and babies: podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/826-the-succ...
Learn how it works and why it’s such a game changer for parents and babies: podcast.publichealth.jhu.edu/826-the-succ...
December 12, 2024 at 7:52 PM
“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.
On @publichealthpod.bsky.social, @monahanna.bsky.social explains the difference RxKids makes.
Looking forward to participating in this important convening!
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...
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...
December 9, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Looking forward to participating in this important convening!
Reposted by Dr. Mona Hanna
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...
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...
December 9, 2024 at 9:49 PM
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...
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...
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...
www.freep.com/story/news/l...
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.
www.freep.com
December 8, 2024 at 3:24 PM
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...
www.freep.com/story/news/l...
Really awesome story about Rx Kids - cash prescriptions for pregnant moms and babies!
After Congress ended extra cash aid for families, local efforts aimed to fill the gap. In Flint, Michigan, Rx Kids gives cash aid to every family for a baby's first year. Will it work elsewhere?
As federal aid shrinks, communities try new ways to tackle child poverty on their own
After Congress ended extra cash aid for families, local efforts aimed to fill the gap. In Flint, Michigan, Rx Kids gives cash aid to every family for a baby's first year. Will it work elsewhere?
www.npr.org
December 4, 2024 at 3:53 AM
Really awesome story about Rx Kids - cash prescriptions for pregnant moms and babies!