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TSET is accepting applications for TSET Discovery Grants to support innovative programs that increase healthy behaviors among Oklahomans. Proposals are due November 30.
Key information about the grants:
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Grant Amounts: Up to $250,000 per year for a maximum of three years, based on performance, availability of funds, and approval by the TSET Board of Directors.
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Application Deadline: The application period for the Discovery grants opened October 18, 2023. Proposals are due November 30, 2023.
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Eligibility Criteria: TSET Discovery Grants are available to Oklahoma local governments (towns, cities, and counties), non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations, tribal nations, institutions of higher education, and public agencies and entities of the State of Oklahoma. All proposals must address one of the TSET constitutionally mandated purposes.
In 2022, TSET awarded approximately $5.5 million in Discovery Grants to seven organizations. These grantees are now impacting a wide range of people in Oklahoma, from seniors through wellness program improvements and activities, to visually impaired individuals of all ages through physical activity programming.
Click HERE for more information and to apply!
Big Tobacco’s widespread deception is well-documented. A new study published in the journal Addiction uncovers how the tobacco industry's expansion into the food industry in the 1980s propelled the rise of hyper-palatable, high calorie foods and contributed to rising obesity rates in America.
Researchers found food brands owned by tobacco companies were 80 percent more likely to contain a potent combination of fat, sodium and sugar that excessively lights up the brain’s reward system and disrupts feelings of fullness. These irresistible foods mimic other addictive substances and are designed to spark cravings and spur overeating.
These addictive and high calorie foods contribute greatly to the rise of obesity. Along with tobacco use, obesity is associated with the top four causes of death in America – heart disease, lung disease, diabetes and cancer.
Read more about it here, in a Journal Record column by TSET Executive Director Julie Bisbee.
A new partnership between the First Americans Museum and Shape Your Future, a program of TSET, is highlighting the healthy foods of traditional Native American agriculture.
A community garden at the museum showcases edible indigenous plants. The garden, which opened on Indigenous Peoples' Day on October 9, invites museum goers to explore and discover how easy it can be to grow native plants and incorporate them into healthy and delicious meals.
Recipe cards and gardening tips are available in the garden and at the garden entrance.
Episode 42 of the TSET Better Health Podcast features Stroud City Manager Bob Pearman speaking on the town's new health-promoting attractions; Susan Robinson, a wellness coordinator for state employees; and a return to Webbers Falls, where students were gearing up for National Walk or Roll to School Day in early October.
"It takes all of us collaborating together because it takes a village to change people and change health behavior," said Robinson. "We all care about Oklahomans, in general. I believe that's all of our goals."
Available on TSET's website and everywhere podcasts are listened to: Spotify, TuneIn, Stitcher, PodBean, Google Podcasts and Apple Podcasts.
TSET is staffed by a dedicated and passionate group of people. This month, we would like to introduce Blake Ferguson.
Blake Ferguson is the Accountant I at TSET. Before joining TSET he served as an Accounts Payable Analyst and Inventory Analyst with QuikTrip in Tulsa, where he managed over 1,000 stores.
Ferguson is pursuing his bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Northeastern State University.
Read about the rest of the team HERE.
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