Kansas Center for Rural Health

10/28/2025

📢 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲!
The Kansas Rural Maternal Health Symposium 2026 is coming to Salina, KS!

📅 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟳, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
🕘 𝟵:𝟬𝟬 𝗔𝗠 – 𝟯:𝟯𝟬 𝗣𝗠
📍 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗻, 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮

Join healthcare professionals, advocates, and community leaders as we come together to address maternal health in rural Kansas. More details coming soon — mark your calendars!

10/27/2025

💙 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙖 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙞𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜—𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙚! 💙
Join other spouses and care partners for an 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 on 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁. 𝟮𝟴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟮:𝟬𝟬–𝟯:𝟯𝟬 𝗣𝗠

✨ Connect, share, and receive support in a welcoming, understanding space.
🖥️ Hosted by the KU Alzheimer’s Disease Center

📩 RSVP by contacting Jea Castrop-May: 913-945-7402 | jcastrop-may@kumc.edu

You don't need to navigate through Alzheimer's disease or any dementia diagnosis alone. Find a support group here.

10/24/2025

⏰ 𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝘼𝙥𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜!
Don’t miss your chance to be featured in the 𝑲𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒂𝒔 𝑪𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑹𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝑵𝒆𝒘𝒔𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓, 𝑹𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏. Submit your updates, stories, or events by 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟭.

Let’s showcase the important work being done across our state!

📩 Submit here: kcrh@kumc.edu

10/23/2025

10/22/2025

🪑✨ 𝑻𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒄𝒉 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒖𝒔!
Join certified yoga therapist 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐦 for a 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐎𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐠𝐚 session on 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟑, 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟏𝟐:𝟏𝟓–𝟏:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 via Zoom.

Perfect for all fitness levels, this 45-minute class helps:
✅ Improve balance & flexibility
✅ Boost focus & coordination
✅ Build strength — all from the comfort of a chair

💻 Zoom link: kumc-ois.zoom.us...
🔑 Password: Landon65

Take a deep breath, grab a chair, and move at your pace.

10/21/2025

🧠 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐏! 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩
Want to build brain-healthy habits and reduce your risk of Alzheimer’s? This 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝟔-𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦, created by the experts at the KU Alzheimer’s Disease Center, is packed with evidence-based strategies to support your brain health.

📅 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝟏𝟎 𝐀𝐌 | 𝐎𝐜𝐭. 𝟏 – 𝐍𝐨𝐯. 𝟓
🎥 Bonus videos, recipes, and wellness tools included!

Register or learn more: kuadrc.org
📩 Questions? Email: kuadrcleap@kumc.edu

KU Alzheimer's Disease Research Center's weekly virtual event highlights research and discoveries.

10/20/2025

🍽 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 – 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬

🥕 How do rural communities nourish themselves in the face of food access challenges?
Join us 𝐎𝐜𝐭. 𝟐𝟏 𝐚𝐭 𝟐 𝐏𝐌 (𝐂𝐒𝐓) for Session 2 of 𝘕𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘙𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘏𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩 𝘛𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳.

💡 Dr. Kendra Bridges shares research on rural food access, followed by real-life innovations from Chef Steve Smith and Sarah Ragsdale (Smith County Memorial Hospital).

🚚 From food delivery to community nourishment—this session will leave you inspired!
🔗 Register today: https://www.kumc.edu/school-of-medicine/research/kansas-center-for-rural-health/events/navigating-rural-health-together.html

Understanding Social Determinants of Health in Rural Kansas

10/17/2025

🚨⏰ 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 – 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟒!
Apply now for the 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞-𝐔𝐩 funding opportunity.

Communities will receive:
💻 Free training & resources
🤝 Ongoing technical support
💲 $5,000 start-up funds

Bring this 𝐂𝐃𝐂 & 𝐀𝐀𝐏-𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 to your community and help kids build healthy habits for life.

📩 Apply today: https://www.unk.edu/academics/hperls/PAWL/bhf-program.php

Building Health Families program

10/16/2025

🌟🌻 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙫𝙤𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨!
The 𝙆𝘾𝙍𝙃 𝙣𝙚𝙬𝙨𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙍𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, is a space to highlight the great work happening across Kansas in rural health. Do you have an event, project, or success story to share?

📌 Submit your content by 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯𝟭 to be included in our next edition.

📩 Send submissions to: kcrh@kumc.edu

The Kansas Center for Rural Health aims to identify and reduce rural health disparities and improve the rural healthcare workforce and care delivery through research, education and service.

10/15/2025

💙 𝑨𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒅𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒂?
It can be overwhelming—but you’re not alone.

Join us for the 𝗥𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 in 𝗣𝗶𝘁𝘁𝘀𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴, 𝗞𝗦 on 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟲 | 𝟭𝟬–𝟭𝟭:𝟯𝟬 𝗔𝗠.

📍 Pittsburg Public Library | 308 N Walnut
🧠 Hosted by the 𝗞𝗨 𝗔𝗹𝘇𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿

No registration is needed—just come as you are.
📩 For info, contact Amy Yeager: ayeager3@kumc.edu | 913-945-7663

10/14/2025

🧘‍♀️𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚! 🏋️‍♂️

Join this 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬, offered by the Landon Center on Aging. No experience needed—just a tablet, smartphone, or computer! 📱💻

💪 𝐖𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 & 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐨– Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 10:00 AM
🪑 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐠𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐧 – Thursday at 12:15 PM
📩𝑺𝒊𝒈𝒏 𝒖𝒑 𝒕𝒐𝒅𝒂𝒚! 𝑬𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒍 𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒕 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒍𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒍𝒆𝒓@𝒌𝒖𝒎𝒄.𝒆𝒅𝒖 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒆𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒍𝒔.

Check out the Landon Center Fitness center and classes for older adults.