HealthOnThePlainsCoffeeHour

Health on the Plains Coffee Hour

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Health on the Plains Coffee Hour is a Kansas Health Institute web series hosted by Wyatt Beckman , KHI senior analyst and portfolio strategist. Launched in June 2025, the series focuses on health and well-being in rural areas. Each episode features a live conversation with experts from across the country on topics that shape health in less populated parts of the United States. To continue the conversation, check out our companion show, Health on the Plains, for more insights and perspectives.

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Health on the Plains Coffee Hour, Featuring Sarah Jane Tribble 26.06.2026 58:28

On June 17, KHI hosted a conversation with Sarah Jane Tribble, Chief Rural Correspondent for KFF Health News. A Kansas native and award-winning reporter, Tribble brought both lived Kansas experience and deep reporting expertise to the discussion. As part of the Health on the Plains Coffee Hour series, the conversation explored the nuanced story of rural health care and current challenges and oppor...

Public Policy, Health Care Financing and Rural Places, featuring Mark Holmes 13.03.2026 59:37

On Oct. 29, KHI hosted the Health on the Plains Coffee Hour with a conversation featuring Mark Holmes, Director of the University of North Carolina (UNC) Sheps Center for Health Services Research and Professor at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. This session explored the complex work at the intersection of public policy, health care financing and rural places.

Building Resilient, Inclusive Rural Communities, featuring Kjestine Woods 13.03.2026 53:19

How can we bridge the gap between community identified needs and available resources? On Sept. 24, KHI hosted the Health on the Plains Coffee Hour with a conversation featuring Kjestine Woods, Program Officer, National Health Program, at the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC). This session explored the role Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) can play in building resilie...

Positive Rural Health Care Transformation, featuring Brock Slabach 13.03.2026 59:05

What are the opportunities for positive rural health care transformation within a rapidly changing policy environment? On Aug. 27, KHI hosted the Health on the Plains Coffee Hour with a conversation featuring Brock Slabach, Chief Operations Officer at the National Rural Health Association. The session focused on the challenges and opportunities shaping rural health, drawing on Brock’s decades of e...

Reimagining Rural Health Policy, featuring Tony Pipa 13.03.2026 1:01:34

How can rural policy be reimagined to better meet the needs of rural communities in the 21st century?  On July 30, KHI hosted the second Health on the Plains Coffee Hour with a conversation featuring Tony Pipa, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution’s Center for Sustainable Development. The session focused on the ways rural policy – particularly at the federal level – can be reimagined to bett...

Bridging Rural Health and Economic Development, featuring Bonita Robertson-Hardy 13.03.2026 59:46

How can we bridge rural health and economic development to support thriving rural communities? On June 25, KHI launched the Health on the Plains Coffee Hour series with a conversation featuring Bonita Robertson-Hardy of the Aspen Institute’s Community Strategies Group. The session focused on bridging rural health and economic development. Robertson-Hardy shared insights on the importance of trust,...