Health on the Plains Coffee Hour

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Jun 20, 2025

By

Wyatt J. Beckman, M.P.H.
Promotional image for “Health on the Plains,” featuring a wide, tilled farm field under a blue sky with scattered clouds. Bold black text reads “HEALTH” with “ON THE PLAINS” beneath it. On the lower left, a coffee cup graphic with steam and a leaf inside it sits above the words “COFFEE HOUR” and the URL “khi.org.” The bottom right shows the Kansas Health Institute logo with the text: “KANSAS HEALTH INSTITUTE – Informing Policy. Improving Health – khi.org.

Let’s talk about rural health!

The Kansas Health Institute is proud to announce a new series focused on rural health and communities – the Health on the Plains Coffee Hour. 

Featuring experts from across the country, each Coffee Hour will feature an engaging, live conversation with a leading voice on a topic relevant to rural health. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and each discussion will be recorded for later viewing.  

The virtual series will take place from 10-11 a.m. CDT on the last Wednesday of each month, from June through October. 

Sign up below and plan to join us for thoughtful, engaging and informational discussions about key topics shaping the health and vitality of rural communities. 

Join the Conversation!

Speakers

  • July 30 – Tony Pipa, Senior Fellow, Center for Sustainable Development, The Brookings Institution 
  • Aug. 27 – Brock Slabach, M.P.H., F.A.C.H.E., Chief Operations Officer, National Rural Health Association 
  • Sept. 24 – Nadia Villagrán, LISC Vice President, Rural LISC Director 
  • Oct. 29 – Mark Holmes, Ph.D., Director of the UNC Sheps Center and Professor at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health 

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About Kansas Health Institute

The Kansas Health Institute supports effective policymaking through nonpartisan research, education and engagement. KHI believes evidence-based information, objective analysis and civil dialogue enable policy leaders to be champions for a healthier Kansas. Established in 1995 with a multiyear grant from the Kansas Health Foundation, KHI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization based in Topeka.

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