TSET kicks off anniversary celebration of voter approved creation of endowment trust
TSET is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the voter approval of the constitutional amendment that created Oklahoma's endowment trust for health and prevention. TSET kicked off the anniversary year celebration with a premiere screening of the organization’s
history, "Oklahoma’s TSET: Keeping the Promise for Health." Earlier this month, the TSET Board of Directors, staff, grantees and thought leaders that sparked the endowment’s creation reunited at the anniversary celebratory event. Voters approved the constitutional amendment that created the trust in November 2000.
 From left to right: Former Attorney General Drew Edmondson; Secretary of Health and Human Services Terry Cline; TSET Executive Director Tracey Strader; Former Sen. Ben Robinson
The 27-minute documentary, scheduled to air on OETA statewide
Jan. 15 at 7 pm, highlights the strategic decision to constitutionally protect
funds received from the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) and how the creation of the Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) has helped
transform the health of Oklahoma.
The documentary will re-air on OETA Jan. 25 at
11:30 am.
On November 20, tobacco users were encouraged to quit for a day or quit for life and celebrate the Great
American Smokeout (GASO) alongside the Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline.
This day-long
event sponsored by the American Cancer Society encourages smokers and smokeless
tobacco users to take the first steps toward quitting for good. TSET's Communities of Excellence grantees celebrated the holiday with a variety of activities including a 5K race, setting up quit stations throughout the county, partnering with hospitals to educate physicians and patients about OTH and other cessation services, and creating free quit kits to pass out at sporting events.
To read the full GASO press release click here.
TSET Board of Directors approves incentive grant for the City of Seminole
The TSET Board of Directors approved a $45,000 grant to the City
of Seminole for implementing policies and strategies that encourage residents
to eat better, move more and be tobacco-free.
TSET Board of Directors Awards incentive grants to three school districts
The board approved a total of $11,000 in incentive grants to the
following school districts: Maud (Pottawatomie County); McLoud
(Pottawatomie County) and Pawhuska (Osage County).
 Wagoner County Tobacco Use Prevention Chairman Ivy Battles, Coordinator Johnna Sue Blair, Assistant Coordinator Monica McCrary, and coalition member Shannon Lawley preparing for the Great American Smokeout Quit Kit distribution in front of Coweta Fire Station
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Quitting takes practice. There’s a rule of thumb in
tobacco cessation that it takes multiple quit attempts before most people quit
for good. That’s why the theme for the
American Cancer Society’s Great American Smokeout is to “Quit for a day, quit
for life.” Across the state this month, coalitions and community groups are
educating the public on the benefits of ending tobacco use and encouraging smokers
and smokeless tobacco users to quit or set a quit date and put a plan in place.
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Keep an eye out for the Shape
Your Future KD MVP Challenge this winter for a chance to win cool KD gear!
Shape Your Future and OKC Thunder Player Kevin Durant have partnered together to create a series
of healthy challenges for children in Oklahoma.
Shape Your Future wants you to be the Most Valuable Player in your life by showing you ways to eat better, move more and be tobacco free!
Project BEST focuses on both smokers and nonsmokers in the same household
Project BEST (Bring an End
to Smoking—Together), a collaborative research study, provides Oklahomans a unique opportunity to participate
in a study that will help researchers determine which types of messages have the most
impact on households where both smokers and nonsmokers reside.
Project BEST is funded by the
National Cancer Institute and is conducted by the Oklahoma
Tobacco Research Center (ORTC), which was created through research grants from
the Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET).
To learn more about Project BEST or how to become part of the study, click here.
It's easier than ever to plan a healthy, holiday meal for your family.
Get cooking with healthier recipes for a Thanksgiving meal at ShapeYourFutureOK.com
Download the full Shape Your Future Healthy Holidays flyer for healthy holiday tips.
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