Verelyn Gibbs Watson, a service-oriented entrepreneur based in Montgomery County, MD, discusses the Flint water crisis from the parents’ perspective.
As a mom of a young daughter, I obsess about everything she eats and drinks. Is this healthy enough? Does that have too much sugar? Every little thing becomes a major deal.
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The Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Initiative sent a letter to Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, calling on him to establish a Flint Health and Compensation Fund to improve protection and services to individuals directly affected by the water crisis. The members of the initiative are more than 200 experts focused on building wealth for communities of color.
In addition to financing claims of those affected by the crisis, the fund would cover the cost of health evaluation screenings for eligible residents; monitoring and treatment for related health conditions (without deductibles, co-payments or other cost-sharing); research regarding health and socioeconomic conditions related to the crisis education; and outreach to potentially eligible individuals.
