Flint, Michigan: Lethal Water: Discussion Guide
2017
This discussion guide accompanies a case study focused on the toxic water crisis in Flint, Michigan between 2011 and the end of 2016, which followed the decision to switch the city’s public water supply from Lake Huron to the more corrosive Flint River. The case outlines the factors that led to the initial government decision, and the social, economic, health, and policy consequences that followed. It highlights the role of citizens, scientists, and activists in raising public awareness of the crisis and the toxic long-term effects of lead poisoning on affected children. It also illustrates the challenges and questions such a crisis poses for other communities in the United States and globally. This discussion guide, with a companion teaching graphic, is designed to help teachers to facilitate thoughtful student dialogue about the interconnections between the diverse issues and stakeholders involved in the Flint water crisis.
The case study is also accompanied by an instructor’s note and role play exercise.
Flint, Michigan: Lethal Water: Discussion Guide
Source:
Flint, Michigan: Lethal Water. Discussion Guide. Global Health Education and Learning Incubator at Harvard University 2017. https://repository.gheli.harvard.edu/repository/11517.