August 28: Dr. Kristina Box and Dr. Virginia Caine
Join State Health Commissioner Dr. Kristina Box and Marion County Public Health Department Director Dr. Virginia Caine for our Tuesday lunch program on August 28. These two powerhouses of public health will address issues of concern and open the floor for Q&A. As People of Action, Rotarians work to build a better city and a better world… join us as we welcome Dr. Box and Dr. Caine who work to promote and protect the health of people and the community where we live, learn, work and play.
Dr. Kristina Box was named Indiana State Health Commissioner by Governor Eric J. Holcomb on September 18, 2017. Dr. Box has been a practicing obstetrician and gynecologist in Indianapolis for 30 years, starting her career at Community Hospitals of Indianapolis in 1987 as a private practitioner with Clearvista Women’s Care. Dr. Box earned her undergraduate degree at Indiana University in Bloomington and her medical doctorate at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis. Dr. Box has been involved in ongoing surgical medical missions to Haiti and Bolivia for more than a decade.
Dr. Virginia A. Caine is Director of the Marion County Public Health Department. She is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine Infectious Disease Division. She served as the President for the American Public Health Association, the nation’s oldest and largest public health organization. She received the 2010 National Medical Association’s Physician of the Year Award. Dr. Caine earned her medical degree at New York Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at the University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine. She received her Infectious Disease training at the University of Washington in Seattle.
The public is always welcome at Rotary. Our programs take place at the Ivy Tech Culinary and Conference Center and the cost is just $26 per person. It’s best to arrive by noon and know that we always conclude by 1:15.
