Quarterly news of a Strong and Healthy Oklahoma.

              July 1, 2011
Volume 1, Issue 3
Quarterly News of
A Strong & Healthy Oklahoma
Summer 2011 Edition
Special points of
interest:
 Make It Your
Business Training
 6th Biennial Child-hood
Obesity Con-ference
 Kaylee Johnson,
Health Educator’s
Baby News
 Upcoming: Strong
& Healthy Part-nership
Meeting
Partnership For A Strong & Healthy Oklahoma
Strong & Healthy Oklahoma has partnered
with the Tobacco Settlement Endowment
Trust (TSET), The Oklahoma Turning Point
Council, and Oklahoma State University-
Department of Nutritional Sciences for a
statewide Fitness and Nutrition Initiative.
The purpose of this partnership is to fund
community-based coalitions to work with
schools, communities, workplaces and busi-nesses
to implement effective policies and
programs that promote opportunities for
healthy eating and physical activity. The
grants will begin with a 15 month start-up/
planning period in August 2011, and will
have a 4 year implementation cycle. The
Strong & Healthy Oklahoma staff will be
providing technical assistance to all grantees
to ensure that policies are in place and im-plemented
as intended, as well as providing
expertise in physical activity and nutrition.
Over the five-year grant cycle, grantees will
be encouraged to creatively and innova-tively
implement promising and best prac-tices,
strategies and interventions within
communities based on recommendations
from the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), the Institute of Medicine
(IOM) and other scientific sources, that
have promise or have proven to increase
healthy eating and physical activity. The
ultimate goal is an eventual reduction in
Oklahoma’s increasing obesity rates, and
the resulting physical and financial toll on
individuals, communities, and the State of
Oklahoma.
Atoka/Coal Partnership for Change
Serving Atoka and Coal Counties.
Lead agency: INCA Community Services, Inc.
Bryan County Turning Point
Serving Bryan County.
Lead agency: Bryan County Health Department.
Carter County Turning Point
Serving Carter County.
Lead agency: Carter County Health Department.
Cleveland County Turning Point
Serving Cleveland County.
Lead agency: Norman Regional Health Systems, Inc.
Family Health Coalition
Serving Tulsa County.
Lead agency: Tulsa County Health Department.
Fit Communities – Love and Johnston Consortium
Serving Love and Johnston Counties.
Lead agency: Johnston County Health Department.
Fit Kids of Southwest Oklahoma
Serving Comanche County.
Lead agency: Comanche County Health Department.
Jackson County Community Health Action Team
Serving Jackson County.
Lead agency: Jackson County Health Department.
Kiowa Coalition and Caddo County Interagency Coalition
Serving Kiowa and Caddo Counties.
Lead agency: Great Plains Youth and Family Services.
Logan County Partnership
Serving Logan County.
Lead agency: Logan County Health Department.
Muskogee County Turning Point
Serving Muskogee County.
Lead agency: Muskogee County Health Department.
Oklahoma Unified Resources (OUR) Turning Point Coalition
Serving Beckham and Rogers Counties.
Lead agency: City of Elk City Youth and Family Programs.
Okmulgee County Wellness Coalition
Serving Okmulgee County.
Lead agency: Okmulgee County Health Department
Tri-County Consortium
Serving McCurtain, Choctaw and Pushmataha Counties.
Lead agency: McCurtain County Health Department.
Wellness Now Coalition
Serving Oklahoma County.
Lead agency: Oklahoma City-County Health Department.
Communities of Excellence in Nutrition and Fitness
Grantees
Make It Your Business is a worksite wellness toolkit that focuses on
policies businesses can implement in the workplace that encourage
employees to “Eat Better, Move More, and Be Tobacco Free”. You
will get Oklahoma specific statistics on what it is costing us to have
poor nutrition and physical activity behaviors, and a high tobacco
usage rate. Additionally, you will learn how to create and implement
wellness policies that will help your employees address these issues,
while helping your business create a better bottom line. You will
also get a chance to network with other like-minded business in
your area, and earn credit towards your Certified Healthy Business
Application.
Visit our website to register:
http://www.ok.gov/strongandhealthy/Tools_for_Businesses/Make_It_Your_Business/index.html
Make It Your Business
Upcoming Trainings
The training is FREE!
Tuesday, August 2nd
9:00am-12:00 pm
Central Oklahoma United Way
1444 Northwest 28th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73106
Partnership For A Strong & Healthy Oklahoma
Tuesday, August 16th
9:00 am-12:00pm
OK Heritage Room
Peoria Campus-Tulsa Tech
3805 N. Peoria
Tulsa, OK 74106
Free Training!
In 2010,
228 Businesses received
The Certified Healthy
Business Certification.
Partnership For A Strong & Healthy Oklahoma
Some members of our staff (Division of A Strong & Healthy Oklahoma) were lucky enough to attend the
6th Biennial Childhood Obesity Conference in sunny San Diego! The theme of this year’s conference was
Celebrating Success & Moving Toward Health in All Policies. The conference showcased the latest re-search,
evidence based best practices, and policy/environmental change strategies. Topics covered in-cluded:
built environment, transportation, agriculture, sugar-sweetened beverages, and marketing to chil-dren.
There were many prestigious speakers including a White House Chef, USDA Deputy Under Secre-tary,
a Dean from the University of California, Berkeley, and many more. Members from our REACH
staff also presented a poster at the conference, Successfully REACHing American Indian Youth: Creating
Change by Honoring Traditions. It was a great learning experience for all and reminded us that we are
not facing the battle against obesity alone!
Greetings from San Diego!
Partnership For A Strong & Healthy Oklahoma
Kaylee Johnson
Health Educator
Strong & Healthy Oklahoma
Is
HAVING A BABY!
Judy G. Duncan, Director
Strong & Healthy Oklahoma
Mary L. Massey, Program Administrator
Communities Putting Prevention to Work
Leslie Jo Harris, Program Manager
Southern Plains REACH US
Kaylee Johnson, Health Educator
Strong & Healthy Oklahoma
Pete Walton, Program Evaluator & Grant Consultant
Chronic Disease Service
Laura Matlock, Program Evaluator
Southern Plains REACH US
Kellie Forte, Administrative Lead
Strong & Healthy Oklahoma
www.strongandhealthy.ok.gov
Strong & Healthy Oklahoma
Partnership Meeting
Oklahoma State Department of Health
October 14, 2011, 1:00 pm-4:00 pm, Room 806
It’s a Girl!
It’s a Girl! It’s a Girl!
Due Date: August 20, 2011 It’s a Girl!
While Kaylee is on maternity leave, feel free to contact:
Laura Matlock
Program Evaluator
REACH US
LauraM@health.ok.gov