Phoebe Schroeder will be the Rotary speaker on June 6, 2023. Schroeder’s topic will be: “Health Disparities and the Social Determinants of Health Preventable Differences.” 

The Rotary meeting will be held at the Silver Bowling Center, Ten Pin Lounge at 2020 Memory Lane, Silver City from 12-1 p.m. The meeting is free and open to the public. If you desire lunch, order from the menu in the cafeteria and it will be delivered to your table.

Schroeder, a graduate of Northern Arizona University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Health, joined the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) in 2022 and is the Health Promotion Specialist for both Grant and Hidalgo counties. 

According to information provided by Schroeder, Health Promotion Specialists are critical to the mission of the NMDOH. They are expected to fully own the State Health Improvement Priorities and focus on health at the population level to improve health outcomes that impact individuals and the communities they live in. These specialists are intended to keep a pulse on both assets and barriers within local communities and are instrumental in providing resources, technical assistance, data gathering and education to their communities

Rotary is an organization of business and professional persons united worldwide to provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. Rotary is the world’s oldest and largest service organization, with more than 1.2 million members in more than 168 countries. Since its founding in 1923, the Silver City Rotary Club has provided support and service to numerous non-profit organizations and civic causes in Silver City and Grant County as well as supporting and participating in humanitarian projects sponsored by Rotary International.

For further information or to request information about Rotary or about membership in the local club, email info@silvercityrotary.org.