On Health on the Plains, episode 10, Host Wyatt Beckman takes listeners to Hutchinson, Kansas, to visit with Benjamin Anderson, President and CEO of Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. He emphasizes the need to develop leadership in rural healt

Getting Grants and Getting Things Done, episode 9

Apr 23rd, 2024 27m 47s

On Episode 9, host Wyatt Beckman returns to Liberal, Kansas to meet Kay Burtzloff, founder and president of the Liberal Area Coalition for Families. She discusses the creation of the coalition and its continued success of acquiring grant funds

Sustaining Rural Culture with the Kansas Sampler Foundation, episode 8

Mar 18th, 2024 59m 53s

On Episode 8, host Wyatt Beckman take listeners to Inman, Kansas, to visit with Marci Penner and Sarah Green, co-directors of the Kansas Sampler Foundation, to learn how the foundation is working to sustain rural culture by promoting communitie

Health on the Plains, episode 7: Learning from the unique blend of cultures in southwest Kansas

Feb 26th, 2024 48m 46s

On Episode 7, host Wyatt Beckman takes listeners to Liberal, Kansas to meet Clarissa Carrillo Martinez, a multifaceted, dynamic community leader in southwest Kansas. She shares her personal experiences growing up in Liberal and serving the comm

Health on the Plains, episode 6: Looking back and to the road ahead

Feb 9th, 2024 12m 42s

On Episode 6, host Wyatt Beckman takes listeners on a look back at the first five episodes of Health on the Plains. Since the show got started in September 2023, we’ve heard from a wide range of leaders and doers in rural Kansas, as they’ve add

Health on the Plains, episode 5: Setting the PACE for Aging in Rural Kansas with Emilie Rains

Jan 4th, 2024 1h 2m

On Episode 5, host Wyatt Beckman takes listeners to McPherson, Kansas, to meet Bluestem PACE Executive Director Emilie Rains. We get a look at the innovative PACE model, which stands for Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, and what i

Health on the Plains, episode 4: The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation’s Health Priorities with Chairman Zeke Rupnick

Dec 5th, 2023 45m 52s

On Episode 4, host Wyatt Beckman takes listeners to The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, in northeast Kansas. He visits with Tribal Council Chairman Joseph “Zeke” Rupnick, who shares the importance of honoring the Nation’s past while paving a wa

Health on the Plains, episode 3: Building Partnerships for Better Health with Dan Duling

Nov 2nd, 2023 47m 25s

On Episode 3, host Wyatt Beckman takes listeners to Pittsburg, Kansas, where he talks with Dan Duling, Vice President of Community Partnerships for Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas. Dan shares his journey from educator to health care

Health on the Plains, episode 2: Thriving in Rural Kansas with Lisse Regehr

Oct 13th, 2023 58m 5s

On Episode 2, host Wyatt Beckman takes listeners to Allen County, Kansas where he talks with Lisse Regehr, President and CEO of Thrive Allen County. She shares how her rural health advocacy organization is working relentlessly to make Allen Cou

Health on the Plains, episode 1: Exploring Rural Identity with Matt Perrier

Sep 26th, 2023 44m 30s

Health on the Plains Host Wyatt Beckman takes listeners to southeast Kansas where talks with Matt Perrier, a fifth-generation rancher and Kansas Health Institute board member based in Eureka, Kansas. This episode delves into Matt and his family

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