For more information, please contact:
The Milwaukee Press Club
Joette Richards, (262) 894-2224
milwaukeepressclub@gmail.com
http://www.milwaukeepressclub.org
MILWAUKEE, WI – May 28, 2009. Seth Foldy, MD, MPH, State Health Officer and Administrator of the Division of Public Health will be the featured guest of a Milwaukee Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon on Monday, June 1. The public is invited to attend the Newsmaker Luncheon, which will include a discussion between Foldy and a panel of local journalists.
Foldy will discuss the recent outbreak of the H1N1 influenza virus and how Wisconsin health officials are preparing for its possible resurgence in the next flu season. He also will take questions from the audience.
The journalists’ panel will include Susanne Rust, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel science writer, Corrinne Hess, Business Journal of Milwaukee health care reporter, and Lauren Leamanczyk, Today’s TMJ4 reporter.
The luncheon will be held on Monday, June 1, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Newsroom Pub, 137 E. Wells Street.
The Milwaukee Press Club’s Newsmaker Luncheon Series is sponsored by Journal Communications and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
The Press Club presents the Newsmaker Luncheons monthly to shed light on issues of the day. The public is invited to attend the luncheons. The cost to attend is $15 for MPC members, $20 for non-members, $10 for students. Lunch is included. Pre-registration and advance payment is required and may be done online at http://www.milwaukeepressclub.org. Checks may be mailed to the MPC at PO Box 176, North Prairie, WI 53153-0176. Cancellations will be accepted up to 48 hours in advance for a full refund. Please contact Joette Richards at the Milwaukee Press Club at milwaukeepressclub@gmail.com with any questions; or to pay by credit card, call 262-894-2224.
