Wyatt J. Beckman

The 2024 County Health Rankings are now available. To support state and local health improvement efforts, the Kansas Health Institute has produced individual county profiles.

On Episode 13, host Wyatt Beckman visits with Sunflower Foundation leaders Brandon Skidmore and Elizabeth Burger. They discuss the history of the foundation, their vision for improving the health of all Kansans and some of their major projects, such trails. They also talk about food as medicine and integrated health in rural Kansas. They discuss their investing and funding process as a grantor.

Join the Kansas Health Institute's Health on the Plains Coffee Hour series, offering virtual, one-hour discussions with leading voices on key topics shaping the health and vitality of rural communities. Sessions will be held from 10-11 a.m. CDT on the last Wednesday of each month, from June through October.

Explore rural health insights from Brookings’ Tony Pipa in KHI’s latest Health on the Plains Coffee Hour. Join the conversation—watch now!

UNC's Mark Holmes discussed rural health, policy and financing at KHI’s Health on the Plains Coffee Hour. Watch the replay for key insights.