Shape Your Future farmers market resource available
 Melons and squash and tomatoes, oh my! From Oklahoma City to
Tulsa and Ardmore to Bartlesville, Oklahomans have dozens of options to shop
for local, fresh ingredients at the farmers market. Just in time for summer
produce, Shape Your Future, a program of TSET that encourages Oklahomans to eat
better, move more and be tobacco free, offers a free resource to help
Oklahomans get familiar with local markets. The webpage
includes farmer’s market tips, videos and more for first time farmers market
visitors and market pros.The site also offers an interactive map to showcase
markets statewide, and highlights markets that accept SNAP, Senior
Nutrition Farmers Market Program, and Double Up Oklahoma benefits. Once
you stock up at the market, be sure to fill half your plate with fresh fruits
and veggies at meal time. Not sure what to cook? Get inspired by a Shape Your
Future recipe by clicking here.
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Pictured from left to
right: Former smoker, Rebecca; TSET Executive Director, John Woods; Former
smoker, Brian; Tulsa Health Department Executive Director, Bruce Dart
Two former smokers, Rebecca and Brian, stopped in Tulsa and
Oklahoma City as part of the CDC Tips Campaign earlier
this month to share their stories about how they were able to overcome tobacco
addiction. Brian, an Air Force veteran,
started smoking at a young age and has undergone a heart transplant and
survived lung cancer. He has since quit smoking for good.
Rebecca started
smoking at age 16 and was diagnosed with depression at age 33. She smoked
frequently when she felt depressed, and at the time, felt it helped her cope
with her feelings. In order to break the cycle, Rebecca quit smoking for good
and has taken up a healthier lifestyle.
While smoking is on the decline, Oklahoma has one of the
highest percentages of smoking-related deaths in the nation. For help quitting tobacco
your own way, call 1-800-QUIT NOW or click here.
Fragile NICU babies
are at risk of complications from smoking caregivers
Tabitha Majors’
newborn son, Brayden, was born with a genetic condition that affects his jaw and
hinders his breathing. As part of an Oklahoma Hospital Association program
funded by TSET, Majors was asked to fill out a form on tobacco use and answered
‘yes’ when asked if she would like help from the Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline. A hospital councilor
at OU Medical Center then initiates a conversation with the caregiver and
communicate openly about their decision to quit tobacco.
Babies that are born
prematurely or have major surgery, like Brayden, can spend weeks or even months
in the hospital. Their health issues can be aggravated by secondhand smoke.
Read the full StateImpact story here.
StateImpact Oklahoma is a collaboration of NPR member stations in Oklahoma that focuses on how government policy affects people's lives.
Tabitha Majors holds her son Brayden, at the neonatal intensive care
unit. Photo courtesy of Jackie Fortier/StateImpact Oklahoma
 Beginning June 18, 2018, tobacco companies must place the corrective
statements on their websites and will run indefinitely. The statements will
appear on the websites of all Philip Morris cigarette brands, including
Marlboro; all R.J. Reynolds cigarette brands, including Newport and Camel; and
four former R.J. Reynolds/Lorillard cigarette brands sold in 2015 to ITG Brands
(Winston, Salem, Kool and Maverick). The statements will also appear on the
corporate websites for Altria, Philip Morris USA, R.J. Reynolds and ITG Brands.
Make no mistake: The tobacco companies are not making these
statements voluntarily or because of a legal settlement. They were ordered to
do so by a federal court that found they engaged in massive wrongdoing that has
resulted in “a staggering number of deaths per year, an immeasurable amount of
human suffering and economic loss, and a profound burden on our national health
care system,” as Judge Kessler wrote in her 2006 final
opinion.
This case and the corrective statements are powerful
reminders that tobacco’s
horrific toll is no accident. It stems directly from the tobacco industry’s
deceptive and even illegal practices.
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Do you know of an organization,
coalition or partnership that has taken initiative in a project or event that
has impacted the quality of life for a targeted audience?
The Community Health Champion Award Program recognizes the
service and dedication of partnerships that make our communities better. Turning
Point encourages nominations of initiatives, projects or events in Oklahoma
that contribute to health improvement and quality of life in the community it
serves through strategic partnerships and/or coalition efforts. Award
categories align with flagship issues of the Oklahoma Health Improvement Plan (OHIP
2020) and include: tobacco, obesity, children's health, behavioral health and
other.
In 2017, winners included the Canadian County Community
Garden, Kingfisher County Healthy Living Coalition for their Fourth Friday in
the Park initiative, which highlighted physical activity and nutrition in a tobacco-free
venue that allowed families to spend quality time together locally, and Homer
Elementary for its Wellness Adventure.
CLICK HERE TO
NOMINATE A PARTNERSHIIP FOR A COMMUNITY HEALTH CHAMPION AWARD
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