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WIBU September Luncheon with Dr. Jean Marie Place
September 20, 2023 @ 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Join us for the September WIBU luncheon and enjoy networking, business booths and door prizes, a professional presentation, a luncheon, community announcements, and support and camaraderie.
This monthly event will be held on the Westminster Village Retirement Community campus, 5801 W. Bethel Ave. in Muncie, in the Legacy Commons Event Hall.
At the September luncheon, Dr. Jean Marie Place will speak with us about The Power of Caring. Key takeaways include:
- How you can partner across industry and organizational boundaries to spark change.
- How we can intersect with people beyond our immediate social circles.
- How partnerships can push back against stigma, positively impact local communities, and initiate change.
Dr. Jean Marie Place, PhD, MPH, MSW, is an Associate Professor of Public Health at Ball State University specializing in maternal and child health. She focuses her work on studying adverse experiences in a woman’s reproductive life such as postpartum depression, sexual violence, infant mortality, and maternal substance use disorder. She has worked as an international consultant for the World Bank, UNICEF, Save the Children, and the National Institutes of Public Health in Mexico, leading the qualitative design and analysis in multiple research projects. She co-founded and co-leads the Addiction Coalition of Delaware County, which has helped to obtain more than 3 million dollars in substance use services for Delaware County. She serves on the board of Open Door Health Services and the Delaware County Prevention Council.
Thank you to our September presenting sponsor, Arsenal Fitness.
Invite a friend to join you, and register today!