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 wrapped up its new web series focused on rural health and communities – Health on the Plains Coffee Hour. 

Featuring experts from across the country, each Coffee Hour featured an engaging, live conversation with a leading voice on a topic relevant to rural health. Discussions are now available for on demand viewing.

Watch the series

Coffee Hour Featured Guests

  • 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 – Kjestine Woods, Program Officer, National Health Program, Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
  • Oct. 29 – Mark Holmes, Ph.D., Director of the University of North Carolina (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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