The study will require individuals to travel to OKC for their in-person visits and funds are available to compensate for travel. Email osctr@ouhsc.edu with questions.
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Certified Healthy Oklahoma – a collaborative effort of OSDH, The Oklahoma Academy, Oklahoma Turning Point Council and the State Chamber of Oklahoma – is a public health initiative launched in 2003 to recognize businesses and organizations that implement best practices and policies that support improved health and wellness. “Earning Certified Healthy Oklahoma status is a
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Organizations are eligible to receive $300 per participant recruited! Email us at info@publichealthok.org with questions or to request more information.
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It was a windy March day in Kansas, OK on the 10th! But this adaptable Delaware County team proved that all they need to host a Free Community COVID-19 testing event is a car and a parking lot! One of the highlights of project CATCH-UP for the Public Health Institute of Oklahoma has been watching,
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American Indian Smokeless Tobacco Users: We need your help! Consider joining a research study Measuring Smokeless Tobacco Dependence among American Indian Adults We want to find out why people use smokeless tobacco (chew, dip, snuff, or snus) and how to best measure their dependence on smokeless tobacco. You are eligible if you are: · American
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The Oklahoma State Department of Health released a questionnaire to gather information regarding an individual’s readiness for COVID-19 vaccination, and as a tool to offer guidance and instruction to ensure safety. Access it at https://vaccinate.oklahoma.gov/
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The Public Health Institute of Oklahoma (PHIO) is pleased to announce our involvement with partners across the state working to address gaps in COVID-19 testing in rural and underserved populations through established community partnerships to enhance the existing state-wide public health and health care infrastructure. The Community-Engaged Approaches to Testing in Community Healthcare Settings for
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Are you ready for November 3rd? State Question 814 would amend the Oklahoma Constitution to change the way Oklahoma’s tobacco settlement money is distributed. To learn more about SQ814, the amendment proposed to decrease TSET fund payments and fund Medicaid program, check out this Fact sheet from the Oklahoma Policy Institute. You can read the ballot
Thank you to Oklahoma’s own, Adrienne B. Elder, MPH, CHES, Consultant/Special Projects Director, www.linkedin.com/in/AdrienneElder,for sharing this video from the Addressing the Challenges of Poverty National Conference that occurred in September. Adrienne was able to share ideas on complimenting initiatives within the socioecological framework: Here’s a follow-up word from Adrienne: “As you you all know, I
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Led by the University of Chicago research coalition, the US COVID Atlas is a COVID-19 pandemic visualization tool that can assist to locate regional hot spots, track patterns, explore transmission at state and county levels, identify community health factors and socioeconomic indicators and identify emerging risk. Here’s one example of how you can use this
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