Without that corrosion control, there is going to be lead,’ " Hanna-Attisha remembers.
"I wrote this book to share the terrible lessons that happened in Flint, but more importantly, I wrote this book to share the incredible work that we did, hand-in-hand with our community, to make our community care about our children."
On how the Flint water crisis began Flint was in a near-bankruptcy state, really suffering from crisis for years, if not decades before this water crisis.
The corrosion or the impact of the water crisis was not the Flint River’s fault.
The Flint River probably would have been OK, not ideal, if it was treated properly.
On her approach to treating children exposed to lead Our response in Flint has been very proactive and preventative, because we cannot ethically wait to see the consequences of lead poisoning, of lead exposure, so we have put into place multiple, multiple interventions that we know that will promote children’s brain development and limit the impact of this crisis.
We had bacteria in the water, then we had a lot of chlorine in the water, which irritated people’s skin and eyes.
Our water quality has dramatically improved since the onset of this crisis, however Flint is embarking on something that no other city is doing: We are replacing our damaged lead pipes.
Until then, if the people have not had their pipes replaced, they need to be [drinking] filtered or bottled water.
On how the Flint water crisis exacerbates the "toxic stress" the city’s residents already face Growing up in poverty is a toxic stress.