About Us

About Us

Our mission is to bridge government, academia, and communities in order to facilitate health improvement. 

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The Public Health Institute of Oklahoma is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 2004. We began out of partnership with the Oklahoma Turning Point Council having entered into by virtue of having a shared philosophy and vision: to create a greater outcome of a healthier Oklahoma. 

Our mission is to bridge government, academia, and communities in order to facilitate health improvement.

We serve as a neutral convener between health-related governmental agencies, academic programs and community level organizations including but not limited to healthcare providers, hospitals, mental health providers, education, business, faith based organizations and tribes.  PHIO fosters innovation, supports nonpartisan health advocacy and leverages resources in order to facilitate health improvement

PHIO is in partnership with the Oklahoma Turning Point Council and coalitions that are certified County Health Improvement Organizations (CHIOs) throughout the state.

We are affiliated with the National Network of Public Health Institutes. We are a member of the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits and our organization is recognized as having completed the Standards for Excellence course by the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits. Our certification is valid from 2018 – 2023, and we can be found on the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits graduate page.

Our team

Gaylene Stiles

Board Member

(retd) Director of Community Health & Access at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City 
MEd

Neil Hann

Board President

Faculty, Health Promotion Sciences and Director of Experiential Learning, University of Oklahoma Hudson College of Public Health
MPH, CHES

 

Lynn Mitchell

Board Member

OU Physicians Chief Medical Officer and Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs OU College of Medicine
MD, MPH

Toni Frioux

Board Member

Clinical Instructor of advanced practice nursing, Oklahoma City University Kramer School of Nursing
MS, APRN-CNP, FNP-C

J.T. Petherick

Board Member

 Associate Vice President, Government Relations & Public Affairs at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma

Lana Shaffer

Board Member

Community Benefits Liaison for First Physicians Capital Group (FPCG)
MPH

Allison Dodson

Board Member

Private Banker at BancFirst
BBA

Jill Hazeldine

Executive Director

Journalism/Public Relations, University of Oklahoma 

Adrienne Elder

Director of Early Intervention & Special Projects

MPH, The George Washington University of Medicines and Health Sciences

Laura Ross-White

Project Director

MSW

Amber Costilla

BS Healthcare Management and Ethics

Kayla Alcancia

DEQ Director

Journalism/Public Relations, University of Oklahoma 

Leigh Woody

Director of Communications

B.S in Business, Wake Forest University

Stormy Bullard

Masters of Social Work, University of Oklahoma

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