Join us for PPSOC's annual banquet. There will be a meet a greet, books for sale, a silent auction, buffet dinner (turkey dinner with a vegetarian option) and a presentation. Tickets are $45. For more information please call or text 1-815-973-4926 or email lin.vogl@gmail.com.

“From Prairie to Patient: How Healthy Ecosystems Shape Healthy Communities”

An exploration of how native ecosystems influence human health in Northern Illinois and how healthy landscapes support healthy people. Learn how prairie restoration, biodiversity, and fire ecology shape the landscape of vector-borne disease—and why predators like foxes and coyotes influence the spread of Lyme disease and how prescribed burning could change the risk of West Nile virus. Join us in April for an engaging look at the surprising connections between prairie conservation and public health.

Dr. Samuel Randall, MD, DTM, FAAFP is a family physician, studies medical entomology, and is an assistant clinical professor at the University of Illinois Chicago as well as a member of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He works in clinical practice and teaches medical, professional, and community lectures on One Health, travel medicine, and tropical medicine.