Are Michigan doctors ignoring the state's "biggest public health problem?" (Michigan Radio)

Dr. Vincent Felitti, father of the seminal Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) study that has informed so much of State of Opportunity’s reporting and recently this NPR series, was recently in Michigan for a conference on how adverse childhood experiences affect health. Fewer than 50 people showed up to hear him speak, and only five of them were doctors. That this number thrilled Dr. Tina Hahn – an Alpena pediatrician who coordinated Felitti’s visit – has less to say about the importance of Felitti's work and more to say about how behind the ball Michigan is in recognizing that.

Hahn says it’s been an uphill battle to get people, especially doctors, to recognize the connection between trauma and health.  Other Midwestern states (Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota, to name a few) began surveying people for ACEs many years ago, while Michigan just started. Michigan's doctors aren't alone in questioning this approach to medicine. 

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