2025 Year in Review This past year has been defined by uncertainty, resilience and adaptability. Despite devastating cuts to critical programs that support our most vulnerable neighbors and significant federal funding reductions that have upended our nonprofit partners, we have continued to move forward — advancing our mission to improve the health and wholeness of …
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2025 Year in Review released
Podcast episode 55: Sharla Smith
Listen now Listen below or on any of your favorite podcast services. Like and subscribe to stay up-to-date with each new episode! Welcome to the Pioneers in Health podcast. In this podcast, we share inspiring stories of pioneering leaders from our nation and from your backyard who are working to improve health. In episode 55, …
Maternal healthcare report released
Ensuring that moms and babies have a healthy start to life shapes lifelong health; access to quality, culturally competent maternity care is critical to having that healthy start to life and a healthy life. Unfortunately, gaps in maternity care have led to uneven health outcomes in Kansas, which is why the Health Fund commissioned this …
Podcast episode 54: Avenel Joseph
Listen now Listen below or on any of your favorite podcast services. Like and subscribe to stay up-to-date with each new episode! Welcome to the Pioneers in Health podcast. In this podcast, we share inspiring stories of pioneering leaders from our nation and from your backyard who are working to improve health. In episode 54, …
Podcast episode 52: Tracy Quillin
Listen now Listen below or on any of your favorite podcast services. Like and subscribe to stay up-to-date with each new episode! Welcome to the Pioneers in Health podcast. In this podcast, we share inspiring stories of pioneering leaders from our nation and from your backyard who are working to improve health. In episode 49, …
Podcast episode 51: Elliot Regenstein
Listen now Listen below or on any of your favorite podcast services. Like and subscribe to stay up-to-date with each new episode! Welcome to the Pioneers in Health podcast. In this podcast, we share inspiring stories of pioneering leaders from our nation and from your backyard who are working to improve health. In episode 51, …
Podcast episode 50: Robert Stiles
Listen now Listen below or on any of your favorite podcast services. Like and subscribe to stay up-to-date with each new episode! Welcome to the Pioneers in Health podcast. In this podcast, we share inspiring stories of pioneering leaders from our nation and from your backyard who are working to improve health. In episode 50, …
Health Fund recognizes physician with visionary leadership award
The Health Fund was honored to recognize Dr. Robert Kraft with the Kim Moore Visionary Leadership Award during a special ceremony May 5. He was honored for his extraordinary commitment to advancing health equity and strengthening rural health care in Kansas through partnership, vision and action. This award, named in honor of our founding president, …
Health Fund honors education leaders with special project award
The Health Fund was honored to recognize Kelly Davydov, of Daydelys LLC, and Dr. Jennifer Francois, of Kansas State University, with the Janet Sevier Gilbreath Special Project Recognition Award at a special ceremony May 5 in Hutchinson. This award, named in honor of our first board chairperson, recognizes one outstanding project from among all funded …
New program aims to help Kansans find health insurance
Three Kansas organizations are embracing innovation in order to sustain a critical service that was decimated during recent federal funding cuts. Thrive Allen County had initially received a $12.1 million federal grant to support multiple Navigators — people who are trained to help Kansans find and sign up for health insurance plans through the federal …