November 17, 2025: EPTC Update, Irreversible Damage & How Regenerative Farming is Keeping Kansas Healthy

Rural Health News is a weekly segment of Rural Health Today, a podcast by Hillsdale Hospital. News sources for this episode: Katherine Tully-McManus Et. Al, “House votes to reopen government after 43-day shutdown,” November 12, 2025, https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/12/house-votes-to-reopen-government-after-43-day-shutdown-00649927, Politico. Lauren Gibbons and Eli Newmon, “What shutdown deal means for Michigan food stamps, flight delays, more,” November 10, 2025, https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/what-shutdown-deal-means-for-michigan-food-stamps-flight-delays-more/, Bridge Michigan. National Conference of State Legislatures, “Federal Government Shutdown: What It Means for States and Programs,” November 13, 2025, https://www.ncsl.org/in-dc/federal-government-shutdown-what-it-means-for-states-and-programs. Jordan W. Jones, “Percent of population receiving SNAP benefits in fiscal year 2024,” July 24, 2025, https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/chart-gallery/chart-detail?chartId=55416, U.S. Department of Agriculture. American Heart Association, Kansas: Addressing Food Insecurity Through Regenerative Agriculture,” 2025, https://www.heart.org/en/-/media/Files/About-Us/Rural-Health/WF_962571_OHE_DiscussionGuide_Kansas.pdf?sc_lang=en. Kansas Farm Food Connection, “What is regenerative agriculture?,” https://kansasfarmfoodconnection.org/spotlights/what-is-regenerative-agriculture. Claire Decatur, “Fifth-Gen Kansas farmer navigates Government shutdown,” October 22, 2025, https://www.wibw.com/2025/10/22/fifth-gen-kansas-farmer-navigates-government-shutdown/, 13 WIBW. JuYeon Kim, “People helping people: Nonprofits support one another during federal funding freezes, government shutdown,” October 21, 2025, https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/people-helping-people-nonprofits-support-one-another-during-federal-funding-freezes-government-shutdown, 41 KSHB. Rural Health Today is a production of Hillsdale Hospital in Hillsdale, Michigan and a member of the Health Podcast Network. Our host is JJ Hodshire, our producer is Kyrsten Newlon, and our audio engineer is Kenji Ulmer. Special thanks to our special guests for sharing their expertise on the show, and also to the Hillsdale Hospital marketing team. If you want to submit a question for us to answer on the podcast or learn more about Rural Health Today, visit ruralhealthtoday.com.