Kansas Center for Rural Health

01/07/2026

💧 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘀 – 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗙𝗲𝗯. 𝟭𝟬!

Join us for a deep dive into how water access impacts health, equity, and community resilience across rural Kansas.

Hear from:
• 𝗧𝗼𝗺 𝗠𝘂𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿, Director, Kansas Center for Rural Health
• 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗝𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀, Water Resource System Manager, Garden City

Learn challenges, solutions, and what communities can do to support safe, reliable water.

📅 February 10, 2026 | 2 p.m.
➡️ Don’t miss this important conversation!

Understanding Social Determinants of Health in Rural Kansas

01/06/2026

🌻 𝗛𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀!

Need a space to recharge and connect? Join the 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 on 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟲, 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟱:𝟯𝟬–𝟳𝗣𝗠.

This warm, 𝗶𝗻-𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 is for anyone 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮. 💬💛

📍 𝗛𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆
📞 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗶𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘀: 𝟵𝟭𝟯-𝟵𝟰𝟱-𝟳𝟯𝟭𝟬

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01/03/2026

📬 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.

01/01/2026

🌟 𝐀𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞—𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝. 🎆

💙 To the rural healthcare workers, community partners, and advocates who inspire our mission every day: 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮. Your dedication strengthens Kansas communities, expands access to care, and builds a healthier future for us all.

Here’s to a new year filled with hope, collaboration, and continued impact across rural Kansas.

🎉 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐬 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡!🌾

12/30/2025

🚰 𝗗𝗼 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗢𝘄𝗻 𝗮 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘀?
The 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘀 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 (𝗞𝗚𝗦) is looking for well owners to participate in its 𝗔𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗔𝗪𝗤𝗨𝗔) 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 — a long-term study of groundwater quality across the state.

🔍 𝗞𝗚𝗦 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝟭𝟱𝟬 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 (domestic, irrigation, stock, or public supply). Participation is free, and wells will be sampled every two years.

🧪 What’s tested?
Nitrate, ammonia, chloride, sulfate, arsenic, lead, uranium, and more.

💧 KGS will also sample up to 100 𝗱𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀 as a one-time opportunity.

📬 Participants receive their results, and data will be shared publicly with personal info removed.

✅ 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲?
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗲𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 at 📧 Nick.Schneider@KU.edu
or visit 🔗 https://kgs.ku.edu/awqua-aquifer-water-quality-assessment-kansas

Help improve our understanding of Kansas groundwater while learning more about your own well water quality!

AWQUA: Aquifer Water Quality Assessment for Kansas Cities, towns, businesses, farms, and homeowners across Kansas rely on groundwater, making it a vital natural and economic resource. Although we are continuing to develop a science-based understanding of water availability throughout the region, we....

12/30/2025

💡 𝙒𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙧𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙆𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙖𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨?

Join our upcoming spring series, 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, featuring conversations on how 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗿𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 outcomes.

From water to internet to transportation—discover how communities and KU Medical Center partners are driving solutions.

Register now and be part of the dialogue!

Understanding Social Determinants of Health in Rural Kansas

12/27/2025

🌻 The 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘀 𝗥𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 is coming to Salina, KS.

Join healthcare professionals, advocates, and community leaders as we come together to address maternal health in rural Kansas.

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

Follow the link to register 👉 https://www.eeds.com/portal_live_events.aspx?ConferenceID=256473

Together, we can create stronger systems of care for Kansas mothers and families. 💛

12/25/2025

🎄 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵!

Wishing you peace, joy, and meaningful moments with loved ones this holiday season.
𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖 to our 𝒓𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔 and 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 for all you do throughout the year—𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏. ❤️

12/23/2025

💬 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒗𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒓.

12/23/2025

💙 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 𝟮𝟯, 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.

12/22/2025

🌻 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻!!

Join us for the 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘀 𝗥𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 in Salina to explore solutions, share best practices, and strengthen maternal health in rural Kansas.

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

Follow the link to register 👉 https://www.eeds.com/portal_live_events.aspx?ConferenceID=256473

Together, we can create stronger systems of care for Kansas mothers and families. 💛

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.