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With a few easy, realistic swaps, you can be healthier
without making any extreme changes to the lifestyle you’re used to. The more
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From left to right: OHA
President Craig Jones; Arbuckle Memorial Hospital representative Pam Chitwood and OHA 2016-17 board chairman Jimmy Leopard
Through a TSET grant, OHA offers
the WorkHealthy Hospital program that provides consultation and
education to hospitals, assisting them in adopting policies and
sustainable infrastructure changes that “make
the healthy choice the
easy choice” and
to support
employee and patient well-being.
Valir Health in Oklahoma
City, and Arbuckle Memorial Hospital in Sulphur, were acknowledged
for reaching the Platinum level in all nine dimensions of WorkHealthy standards:
culture of wellness, nutrition/food environment, physical activity, tobacco
freedom, emotional wellbeing, financial wellbeing, health risk assessment and
outreach, incentives/communication, and evaluation. The Excellence recognition
is a goal that they have been dedicated to reaching for more than three years.
This is the highest level of
achievement that a hospital can attain through this program.
Since 2013, the WHH initiative, in collaboration with the South Carolina
Hospital Association and with funding from the Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement
Endowment Trust (TSET), has touched more than 40 hospitals statewide and
impacted approximately 25,000 employees in Oklahoma.
From left to right:
Lauren Wheeler, TSET Healthy Living Program Assistant Coordinator; Rep. Kevin
Wallace; Mike Hedge, Meeker Principal; Jeff Pruitt, Meeker Superintendent;
Sharon Howard, TSET Healthy Schools Program Manager; Sheri Ripley, TSET Healthy
Living Program Assistant Coordinator; David Smith, TSET Healthy Living Program
Coordinator
TSET Healthy Schools Incentive Grants
promote wellness by offering grants to schools and districts. These grantees
must implement health-promoting policies, encouraging students, faculty and
staff to eat better, move more and be tobacco free. Last month, multiple school
districts were awarded grants for implementing those health-promoting policies
for students and staff.
Allen
Public Schools received a $3,000 incentive grant and will use
the grant funds to purchase playground improvement.
Konawa
Public Schools received a $3,000 incentive grant and will use
the funds to purchase water bottle filling stations to promote water
consumption for students and staff.
New
Lima Public Schools: received an incentive grant in the amount of
$3,000 incentive grant and will use the grant funds to purchase playground
equipment.
Davenport
Public Schools received a $3,000 incentive grant and will use
the grant funds to purchase PE Equipment.
Meeker
Public Schools received a $3,000 incentive grant and will use the grant
funds to purchase Exercise and Weight Room Equipment.
Rattan
Public Schools will use a $3,000 incentive grant to purchase
water bottle filling stations to promote water consumption for students and
staff.
Bennington
Public Schools received a $3,000 incentive grant and plans on using the
grant funds to install a basketball court and goals as part of a larger
project.
Denison
Public School received a $1,500 grant and will be using the
funds to purchase PE and Playground Equipment.
Idabel
Public Schools received a $5,000 grant and will be using the
funds for playground improvement as part of a larger project.
Wright
City Public Schools received a $3,000 grant and are using the
funds to purchase physical activity equipment.
Valliant
Public Schools, a previous grant recipient, received a $1,000
grant and is using the funds for their walking track.
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