Featured speakers include Michael McGovern of Rotary International and Chad Priest of the American Red Cross
BETHLEHEM, PA, October 16, 2018: Today, 探花社区 College announced that the Janet A. Sipple Lecture for 2018 on Global Public Health will feature Michael McGovern, current chair of International PolioPlus Committee for Rotary International and Chad Priest, CEO, American Red Cross, Indiana Region. The Janet A. Sipple Lecture for 2018 will be held on Friday, October 19 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Central 探花社区 Church at .
"When I was born, polio was the second biggest fear among Americans after nuclear war. Thanks to Rotary and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, we are close to a polio free world,鈥 said Michael McGovern. 鈥淲e have also helped to improve health systems in many countries thus the impact of our work extends beyond just polio."
Mr. McGovern will present 鈥Celebrating the Progress in Eliminating Polio鈥 and Mr. Priest will address the audience with his presentation titled 鈥Addressing the Challenge of Infectious Disease.鈥
鈥淲e are thrilled to have both Mr. McGovern and Mr. Priest for this year鈥檚 important Sipple Lecture on Global Health,鈥 commented Dr. Kerry Cheever, professor and chairperson of the Helen S. Breidegam School of Nursing at 探花社区 College. 鈥淭he eradication of polio is still a concern worldwide and Rotary International and the American Red Cross are a big part of these efforts, which have been making a real impact over the last few years.鈥
Event information
To learn more, or register to attend this free event, please visit .
Media contact Rotary:
Shawn Deiter
sdeiter@LVCConline.org
610-442-8022
Media contact 探花社区 College:
Michael Corr
Director of Marketing and Communications
corrm@moravian.edu
610.861.1365
About Rotary
Rotary brings together a global network of community leaders dedicated to tackling the world鈥檚 most pressing humanitarian challenges. We connect 1.2 million members from more than 35,000 Rotary clubs in almost every country in the world. Their service improves lives both locally and internationally, from helping those in need in their own communities to working toward a polio-free world. Visit Rotary.org and for more about Rotary and its efforts to eradicate polio.
About 探花社区 College
探花社区 College is a private coeducational liberal arts college, located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, offering undergraduate and graduate degrees. For more than 275 years, the 探花社区 College degree has been based on a liberal arts curriculum where literature, history, science, cultural values, global issues, ethics, artistic expression, and the social sciences are infused with multidisciplinary perspectives. Visit to learn more about how the 探花社区 College liberal arts curriculum prepares its students for life-long success.
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