Flint, MI – Entering its fifth year of work, the Flint Registry is proud to present a report on its first four years of service. As of July 31, 2021, 16,076 people enrolled in the Flint Registry. Nearly 70% of those enrolled are adults. The oldest Flint Registry participant is 104 years old and the youngest is two years old. The Flint Registry made over 91,000 phone calls, 272,000 mailings, and hosted 441 community events in its first four years of programming.
In the inaugural report, the Flint Registry shares how participants are doing in areas of health, nutrition, development, and lead elimination. Selected report findings include:
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- 90% of parents/caregivers describe their child’s physical health as excellent, very good, or good and 84% describe their child’s mental health as excellent, very good, or good.
- 25% of parents are concerned about their child’s development.
- 63% of adults describe their physical health as excellent, very good, or good. 66% of adults describe their mental health excellent, very good, or good for mental health.
- The most common reported diagnosis for adults during or after the Flint water crisis was high blood pressure (47% of adults).
- Both adults and children have difficulty affording healthy food to eat (43% of adults were worried about food running out before they could buy more).
“We are inspired by the resiliency of Flint, and we are driven to be an asset to our community.” The Director of the Flint Registry, Dr. Nicole Jones, MS PhD, continued, “Many on our team call Flint and Genesee County home, and we are so grateful to build something amazing in Flint, by Flint, and for Flint to better support our community.”
The Flint Registry was designed to improve the health and development of participants by connecting individuals to supporting services. The Flint Registry’s first referral was sent in January 2019. By the end of the four-year grant period (July 2021), the number of referrals quickly climbed to 22,317. The most common referrals for adults are FAST Start (the City of Flint’s lead service line replacement program) and for children is the Neurodevelopmental Center of Excellence (NCE).
“We signed up for the Flint Registry to access resources and find some help,” Maxine Onstott, a Flint Registry participant, shared. “My son was diagnosed autistic and referred to Neurodevelopmental Center of Excellence — that’s really helped us getting him services in school and autism behavioral therapy.”
In its fifth year of programming and indefinitely, the Flint Registry continues to prioritize its mission of improving public health by connecting, supporting, and counting those impacted by the Flint water crisis. The Flint Registry has also been a critical public health infrastructure supporting individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic. As of January 1, 2022, enrollment has increased to over 18,000 participants and referrals exceed 25,000.
Read the Flint Registry’s inaugural report by clicking on the image below:
It is never too late to enroll in the Flint Registry. To sign up or find more information, visit www.FlintRegistry.org or call 1-833-GO-FLINT. Eligible participants receive a $50 thank you check after enrollment.
About the Flint Registry
The Flint Registry is for anyone who was exposed to Flint water because they lived, worked, attended school, or regularly visited the City of Flint during April 2014-October 2015, including children who were born before August 1, 2016, that may have been exposed prenatally.
The Flint Registry is supported by a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Environmental Health to Michigan State University College of Human Medicine’s Division of Public Health.