Networking Café: Strengthening Group-Based Education in Rural Communities

December 9, 2025

The Rural Networking Café highlighted how rural programs are leading the way in Group-Based Education (GBE) efforts. This 90-minute café featured rural Healthy Start grantees sharing their strategies, lessons learned, and innovations in GBE. Participants explored rural experiences, discussed GBE priorities, and exchanged practical resources to strengthen participation, retention, and outcomes.

This interactive space was designed for peer learning, problem-solving, and building connections across rural sites, helping grantees adapt promising practices to their own communities.

 

Speakers:

Hicham Rahmouni, Project Director and Leanne Woodfall, ABI Manager​ (Union Hospital, Indiana​)

Rachel Hanson, Project Manager​ (Centerstone, Tennessee)

Arletha Howard, Project Director​ (Tougaloo College, Mississippi​)

Dr. Toncé Jackson (Healthy Start TA & Support Center)

Belicia Badibanga, Healthy Start TA & Support Center)

 

 

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