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To kick off Move More Month this April, TSET helped celebrate with a ribbon cutting at the OSU-OKC Cowboy Fit walking track, a big step towards fostering physical activity across the campus.
TSET staff, including executive director Julie Bisbee, with OSU-OKC vice-president of budget and finance Ronda Reece and Phung Yip, OSU-OKC director of campus events and wellness
The revitalized walking track, completed with fitness equipment and Cowboy Fit wellness education events, was updated with an Innovations in Active Living and Healthy Eating Grant from TSET.
Cowboy Fit aims to integrate exercise seamlessly into daily routines, making fitness accessible to staff, faculty, students and the community. Projects like OSU-OKC Cowboy Fit provides easier spaces that allow Oklahomans to be more physically active.
This month, Shape Your Future, a program of TSET, also provides resources on how Oklahomans can move more through creating daily walking routines, taking a workout personality quiz and downloading a full-body garage workout.
This April and beyond, TSET encourages all to get up, go outside and choose one active movement to combat a sedentary lifestyle.
Read more HERE.
On April 1, Oklahoma youth advocated for a tobacco-free future during Take Down Tobacco Day. The event, originally known as Kick Butts Day, celebrated its 28th anniversary this year.
Christian Vargas, teacher at Putnam City West High School, and Mason Scheiern, Junior and YAHL Leadership Team member at Putnam City West High School
The high school smoking rate in Oklahoma is more than double the national average, and tobacco use continues to be the primary cause of preventable deaths in our state, claiming 7,500 lives annually.
High school students all over Oklahoma are joining forces to fight tobacco through Youth Action for Health Leadership (YAHL) groups in their schools. YAHL is a TSET Healthy Youth Initiative program, led by youth who plan events and advocate against the tobacco industry.
“Across the state, Oklahomans are using their voice to speak out against the tobacco industry,” said Julie Bisbee, TSET executive director. “Take Down Tobacco Day is an opportunity for communities to come together with one voice and demand a healthier tomorrow for future generations.”
Read more HERE.
Perspective: Julie Bisbee in the Journal Record
Going outside and taking a walk can refresh the mind and inspire ideas – not to mention the physical benefits exercise can provide. Workplace wellness programs encouraging physical activity increase productivity and morale, reduce absenteeism and can attract and keep high-quality employees.
Health experts recommend at least 150 minutes of moderate physical activity for adults per week. Learn more about how some Oklahomans are fitting fitness into their daily routines.
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The TSET Better Health Podcast is published every other month. On the months without a new release, we invite you to revisit earlier episodes you may have missed.
Episode 42 featured 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 Laura Matlock.
Laura Matlock is a Program Manager for capacity building at TSET. Matlock has been in the public health field for over 10 years. She has experience working with individuals on behavior change, as well as health improvement efforts at the local, county and state levels.
Matlock has a Master of Science degree in Health and Exercise Science with an emphasis in Health Promotions from the University of Oklahoma. She was one of the first Oklahoma-based quit coaches for Free & Clear, TSET’s original contractor to operate the Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline.
Read about the rest of the team HERE.
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