Type: Event

From Patients to Policy: A Conversation with Dr. Mona Hanna

Date & time

May 15, 2026, 12:00-1:00 pm EDT

Location

Taubman Center

As part of Grand Rounds, Dr. Sumit Agarwal will interview Dr. Mona Hanna about public health advocacy and the launch and expansion of Rx Kids, the nation’s first-ever community-wide prenatal and infant cash prescription program. Rx Kids is led by Dr. Hanna and Michigan State University and administered by GiveDirectly; the program was co-founded by Poverty Solutions at the University of Michigan. Mona Hanna, MD, MPH Associate Dean for Public Health C.S. Mott Endowed Professor of Public Health Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Sumit Agarwal, MD, MPH, PhD Assistant Professor, Division of General Medicine University of Michigan Medical School and School of Public Health Poverty Solutions Faculty Affiliate