Kansas Center for Rural Health

12/19/2025

💬 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿. 💪

The 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 unites voices from across the state to improve healthcare access, equity, and innovation in rural communities.

✨ Membership is open — and we’d love for you to be part of the movement!
📌 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆!

The Kansas Center for Rural Health (KCRH) is transitioning the existing Rural Health Council into a more traditional membership-based model.

12/19/2025

🚨 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭!

𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 brings you three powerful sessions on the social determinants shaping rural Kansas: 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝, and 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

Hear from experts. Learn what’s working. Be part of the change.

✔️ Registration now open!

Understanding Social Determinants of Health in Rural Kansas

12/18/2025

💙 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, 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟴, 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.

12/16/2025

📬 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿?

Catch up now and stay connected with what’s happening in rural Kansas!

📰 Inside this issue:
✅ Rural health updates
✅ Training & events
✅ Community stories making a difference

Don’t miss out on the info that matters most — click to read:
🔗 http://www.kumc.edu/kcrh

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.

12/13/2025

📣 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐫𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐬, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬!

Our spring webinar series—𝑵𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑹𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝑻𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓—explores the real-life challenges of 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗿𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘀.

Let’s learn, connect, and build solutions together.

➡️ Register today!

Understanding Social Determinants of Health in Rural Kansas

12/11/2025

🧠 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁!
Want to build a healthier lifestyle for your family? Join the study — a free online program for parents and kids to learn smart eating habits and fun ways to stay active!

🎁 Participants can receive:
✅ 𝗨𝗽 𝘁𝗼 $𝟮𝟮𝟱
✅ 𝟮 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻 𝗳𝗶𝘁𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀
✅ 𝟭 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲𝘁𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲

🌟 Don’t miss out — spaces are limited!
👉 Sign up here: https://www.iamhealthyparentsfirst.org/

iAmHealthy Families is a school- and clinic-based program that helps families learn about healthy lifestyles! We partner with schools and clinics in rural Kansas to offer healthy lifestyle programs to elementary school children and their families. We are located at the University of Kansas Medical C...

12/11/2025

💪 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲, 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱—𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗱 – 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿! 🧘

Join us for 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝗴𝗮 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗺 on 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟭 | 𝟭𝟮:𝟭𝟱–𝟭:𝟬𝟬 𝗣𝗠 via Zoom.

🧘‍♀️ This fun and accessible session is FREE and designed for everybody:
✅ Seated or standing options
✅ Focus on strength, balance & flexibility
✅ Great for home, office, or wherever you are!

🔗 Zoom link: kumc-ois.zoom.us...
🔒 Password: Landon65

𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿!

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

12/09/2025

Your organization can help shape the future of 𝗿𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵! 🌻

Become a 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐡𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫 at the 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐬 𝐑𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐮𝐦 and join statewide leaders in making a difference.

📅 March 27, 2026 | Salina, KS
👉 Explore opportunities: https://www.eeds.com/exhibit/256473

12/09/2025

💙 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲/𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 – 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁! 💙

🗓 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟴, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 | ⏰ 𝟮:𝟬𝟬 – 𝟯:𝟯𝟬 𝗣𝗠
💻 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧𝗦 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗭𝗼𝗼𝗺 | 🏥 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗞𝗨 𝗔𝗹𝘇𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿

🎗 Caring for someone with 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮? Get 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲! This 𝘃𝗶𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 meets 𝘁𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 to provide guidance, shared experiences, and connection.

📞 𝗧𝗼 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 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.

12/06/2025

𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗗𝗬 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗧!!

12/06/2025

🌻 𝑩𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒊𝒈𝒈𝒆𝒓!
The 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 (𝗞𝗖𝗥𝗛) 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 is now open. Join a community of healthcare leaders, educators, and advocates working to strengthen rural health across Kansas.

📌 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱!
🔗 https://www.kumc.edu/school-of-medicine/research/kansas-center-for-rural-health/kcrh-membership.html

The Kansas Center for Rural Health (KCRH) is transitioning the existing Rural Health Council into a more traditional membership-based model.

12/05/2025

🌾 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻!

Join us for 𝑵𝒂𝒗𝒊𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑹𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉 𝑻𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓, a three-part spring webinar series diving into how 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 shape health in rural Kansas.

Hear from 𝗞𝗨𝗠𝗖 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 and 𝗿𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 working to improve access and equity statewide. Don’t miss it!

Understanding Social Determinants of Health in Rural Kansas