Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant (PHHSBG)
2025 Meeting Dates
| DATE | TIME | LOCATION | NOTES |
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March 5, 2025 |
2:00 p.m. |
Oklahoma State Department of Health |
Advisory Committee Meeting |
| May 7, 2025 | 2:00 p.m. | Oklahoma State Department of Health 123 Robert S. Kerr Room 2 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 |
Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant- Public Hearing |
| December 3, 2025 | 2:00 p.m. | Oklahoma State Department of Health 123 Robert S. Kerr Room 2 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 |
Advisory Committee Meeting |
| DATE | TIME | LOCATION | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
March 13, 2024 |
2:00 p.m. |
Oklahoma State Department of Health |
Advisory Committee Meeting |
May 1, 2024 |
2:00 p.m. |
Oklahoma State Department of Health |
Public Hearing The purpose of this meeting is to give the general public the opportunity to review and provide input on the planned use of Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant Funds. Work Plan - coming soon |
December 11, 2024 |
2:00 p.m. |
Oklahoma State Department of Health |
Advisory Committee Meeting |
| Date | Time | Location | Notes |
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| March 8, 2023 |
2:00 p.m. |
Oklahoma State Department of Health 123 Robert S. Kerr Room 2 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 |
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| April 5, 2023 |
2:00 p.m. |
Oklahoma State Department of Health 123 Robert S. Kerr Room 1658 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 |
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| May 10, 2023 |
2:00 p.m. |
Oklahoma State Department of Health 123 Robert S. Kerr Room 2 Oklahoma City, OK 73102 |
| Date | Time | Location | Notes |
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| March 9, 2022 |
2:00 p.m. |
Oklahoma State Department of Health 123 Robert S. Kerr Floor 28, Room 5 Oklahoma City, OK |
Agenda Meeting Minutes Presentation - Committee Meeting Presentation - Healthy Aging Falls Presentation - Sexual Violence Meeting Fiscal Year 2021 PHHSBG Program Highlights |
| March 23, 2022 | 3:30 p.m. | Oklahoma State Department of Health 123 Robert S. Kerr Floor 28, Room 5 Oklahoma City, OK |
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| May 25, 2022 |
2:00 p.m. |
Oklahoma State Department of Health 123 Robert S. Kerr Floor 28, Room 1658 Oklahoma City, OK |
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| June 15, 2022 | 2:00 p.m. | Oklahoma State Department of Health 123 Robert S. Kerr Floor 28, Room 6 Oklahoma City, OK |
Public Notice and Special Meeting Agenda Meeting Minutes Work Plan - Final Draft Presentation - Public Hearing |
| December 14, 2022 | 2:00 p.m. | Oklahoma State Department of Health 123 Robert S. Kerr Floor 28, Room 5 Oklahoma City, OK |
Meeting Agenda Presentation Meeting Minutes |
| Date | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 08, 2021 |
2:00 p.m. |
Room 2 on Floor 28 123 Robert S. Kerr Oklahoma City, OK |
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| March 09, 2021 |
2:00 p.m. |
Virtual Meeting |
Agenda |
What is the grant?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Preventive Health and Health Services (PHHS) Block Grant allows the 50 states, the District of Columbia, 2 American Indian tribes, 5 US territories, and 3 freely associated states to address their own unique public health needs and challenges with innovative and community-driven methods.
The Block Grant is the primary source of non-categorical funding that provides grantees the latitude to fund any of the 350 national health objectives available in the nation’s Healthy People 2030 health improvement plan. States invest their PHHS Block Grant dollars in a variety of public health areas. PHHS Block Grant dollars are used to support existing programs, implement new programs, and respond to unexpected emergencies.
The Oklahoma State Health Department (OSDH) has been the prime recipient of Preventive Health and Health Services (PHHS) Block Grant funding since 1986. OSDH is designated as the principal state agency for the allocation and administration of the PHHS Block Grant within the state of Oklahoma. OSDH and CHDs are eligible to apply for funding. Outside organizations can partner with OSDH and contract to receive PHHS Block Grant funds. The Fiscal Year 2023 Allocation for Oklahoma is $1,445,519. In May 2024, OSDH received the Fiscal Year 2024 Allocation table for Oklahoma. The amount allocated for Fiscal Year 2024 is $1,661,224
PHHSBG Advisory Committee Members:
- Chair – Tracey Douglas, Director of Grants Management, OSDH
- Dr. David Gahn, MD, MPH, FACOG, Medical Director, Cherokee Nation Public Health
- Dr. Tracy Wendling, DrPH, Director of Injury Prevention Service, OSDH
- Floritta Pope, MSM, Director of Offices of Minority Health, OSDH
- Raffaella Espinoza, MPH, Analytics and Dissemination Administrative Program Manager in the Center for Health Statistics, OSDH
- Theodore Noel, CEO/President of Guiding Right, Inc
- Halley Reeves, MPH, MCP, Lecturer, Hudson College of Public Health, OUHSC
- Maggie Jackson, Regional Administrative Director
How is it governed and what does it fund?
The PHHS Block Grant is governed by an Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee was established per federal eligibility requirements to receive funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) PHHSBG. The Advisory Committee provides valuable input and recommendations, and advises on public health priorities. Through a competitive process the Committee and the OSDH selected the following projects to be funded through Fiscal Year 2023:
- Office of Minority Health
- Child Passenger Safety Program
- Partner Inflicted Brian Injury
- Fluoride Varnish Program
- Health & Literacy for ESL- D2
- Cert. Healthy OK Consultation
- CATCH - Northeastern Oklahoma CATCH Coordinated Health - D4
- Suicide Prevention
- Sexual Assault Prevention & Surveillance
- Early Childhood- NAPSACC
- D3 Community & Literacy
- Healthy Aging and Falls Prevention Program
- Schools - Create Healthy Environments in School
- Birth Partners- D10
Resources
Contact Information
Mailing Address:
Oklahoma State Department of Health
Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant (PHHSBG)
123 Robert S. Kerr. Ave., Suite 1702
Oklahoma City, OK 73102-6406
Physical Address:
Oklahoma State Department of Health
Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant (PHHSBG)
123 Robert S. Kerr Ave.
Oklahoma City, OK
