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DECORAH -- Northeast Iowa area business employers, human resource professionals, and leadership from Decorah and surrounding towns are encouraged to attend a free Community Forum event on Wednesday, May 28, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Improving Employee & Family Health Community Forum will be held at Luther College in the Peace Dining Room. It is free to attend and will include a complimentary lunch. Registration is encouraged but walk-ins are welcome. "This forum will provide an opportunity for a conversation between area businesses and share best practices for healthier workplaces and communities of all sizes," said Tara McKee, University of Iowa Business Leadership Network Coordinator, "The Decorah event will be focused on two areas of concern identified by a Winneshiek County Health Assessment: mental health and older adult care, and resources to support workers and their families in these areas." The University of Iowa College of Public Health together with local partners WinnMed, Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging, and the Decorah Area Chamber of Commerce will host the Community Forum. The forum includes a panel with: Krista Vanden Brink, Administration, Winneshiek County Public Health Kelly Kuennen, Family Caregiver Specialist, NE Iowa Area Agency on Aging Ryan Carnahan, Professor, Epidemiology, University of Iowa College of Public Health Ronald Hougen, Psychologist and Chair, Behavioral Health, WinnMed Jonathan Platt, Assistant Professor, Epidemiology, University of Iowa College of Public Health The Business Leadership Network (BLN) is an initiative of the University of Iowa College of Public Health to engage Iowa businesses and rural communities with the college's training, service, and research opportunities, and to strengthen business leaders' understanding and connection to public health priorities in their own communities. The BLN hosts community forums around the state, to connect local leaders with the University of Iowa College of Public Health and provide opportunities for participants to network with leaders in their own communities around local health and wellness initiatives. Decorah Area Chamber Director Jessica Rilling serves on this Business Leadership Network. The online registration form for the May 28 event can be found HERE.

Support your local businesses

Mental Health and Older Adult Care are Focus for Community Forum on May 28