Smart Talk: Former Surgeon General; At the Table community engagement
Dr. Regina Benjamin
What to look for on Smart Talk Friday, May 13, 2016:
Pennsylvania colleges and universities are holding their graduation ceremonies this month. Several are scheduled for this weekend. Most will include well-known and thoughtful commencement speakers to inspire the graduating seniors. Elizabethtown College’s graduation is Saturday and the speaker will be the former Surgeon General of the United States, Dr. Regina Benjamin.
Dr. Benjamin served as the nation’s 18th Surgeon General from 2009-2013. Her tenure early in the Obama Administration came at a time when obesity became a national health emergency.
Prevention of illnesses and diseases became one of Dr. Benjamin’s priorities.
Dr. Benjamin joins us on Friday’s program to discuss the nation’s health and how we could be a healthier nation.
“At the Table” is a imaginative project of the Lancaster County Community Foundation to bring people together over a meal or a cup of coffee to engage in conversation about Lancaster County’s future.
On May 20 and 21, dozens will get together to share some time, talk about the future and then use social media to tell others about their conversations.
Appearing on Friday’s program are Tracy Cutler, Vice President of Communications and Donor Cultivation and Fran Rodriguez, Program Officer, with the Lancaster County Community Foundation.
Tracy Cutler, Scott LaMar & Fran Rodriguez
