(FLINT, Mich.) — The Flint Registry now has more than 2,240 pre-enrollees!
The goal of the Flint Registry is to identify individuals exposed to the Flint water crisis and connect them to resources aimed at minimizing the effects of lead on their health and development while promoting wellness and recovery. Individuals can pre-enroll now, and the official Registry enrollment will begin later this fall.
The Flint Registry outreach team has been working with many community partners over the summer to gather feedback and to share information about the Registry.
“It is important that people who have been exposed to the Flint water crisis have the opportunity to get connected, supported and counted,” said Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, MPH, associate professor at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. “We are also collecting information that will allow us to advocate for additional services and resources that are needed in the Flint community.”
“Flint Registry pre-enrollment is a quick and easy process,” said Janée Rankin, director of community engagement at Greater Flint Health Coalition. “More than 2,000 people have done so thus far, but there are at least 100,000 more to go. We’ll meet you where you are to make sure you get connected, share your story, and go all in for Flint.”
About the Flint Registry
In August 2017, Michigan State University received $3.2M, the first installment of a 4-year, $14.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to develop the registry in collaboration with leadership from the City of Flint, Greater Flint Health Coalition, educators, clinicians, community-based organizations and Flint residents. The Flint Registry is part of the Centers for Disease Control’s ongoing efforts across the country to reduce and prevent exposure to lead as part of its Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention program.
In addition to linking people to programs and resources, the registry will document the effects on residents affected by lead-tainted tap water and evaluate the effectiveness of health, educational, environmental and community services on improving the health of participants. Everyone who was exposed to the Flint water is eligible for the Flint Registry.
For more information, to get involved and to pre-enroll, visit flintregistry.org, email flintregistry@hc.msu.edu, or call (833) GO-FLINT.