STEPHENVILLE, Texas — The business community is invited to the Erath County Business and Health Summit on Wednesday, July 27, from 9 a.m. to noon. The Zoom session is free, but registration is requested —https://tarletonstate.us/summitregistration.

The interactive summit, hosted by Erath Engaged, an outreach of Tarleton State University’s Rural Communication Institute, will focus on the most recent Erath health statistics. Other sessions later will address Nutrition and Local Resources for You and Your Employee, and Preparing Your Business for Natural and Manmade Disasters.

The expected participants — entrepreneurs, business leaders, aspiring business owners — will work together to develop potential solutions for the health of employees and their families.

This session is the first of several planned. The August health summit will focus on education.

Events are supported by the Texas Department of State Health Services, Public Health Regions 2/3, and co-sponsored by the Tarleton Small Business Development Center.

Contact Dr. Jennifer T. Edwards at [email protected], Dr. Subi Gandhi at [email protected] or Dr. Misty Smith at [email protected].

A founding member of The Texas A&M System, Tarleton State is breaking records — in enrollment, research, scholarship, athletics, philanthropy and engagement — while transforming the lives of nearly 17,000 students in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Bryan and online. True to Tarleton’s values of excellence, integrity and respect, academic programs emphasize real world learning and address regional, state and national needs.