OKDHS Director Launches Practice and Policy Lecture Series

OKLAHOMA CAPITOL --  Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) Director Howard Hendrick will present “Changing the Stories Our Children Tell 100 Years from Now” Thursday, Nov. 29. The hour-long presentation launches the Practice and Policy Lecture Series.
Sponsored by the OKDHS Office of Planning, Research and Statistics and the University of Oklahoma Center for Public Management, Hendrick will present from noon until 1 p.m. in the Concourse Theater, Sequoyah Building basement, 2400 N. Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City. Prior to the presentation, a light lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. in the Room C-47, directly across from the Concourse Theater.

The lecture series will offer thought-provoking presentations on Oklahoma’s emerging policy issues, trends and best practices. On Dec. 11, Kathy Edin, professor of public policy and management at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, will present research on the growing prevalence of fragile families. On Jan. 18, Oklahoma Commissioner of Health Mike Crutcher, M.D., will speak on the Strong and Healthy Oklahoma Initiative.

The Practice and Policy Lecture and lunch are free and open to the public. For more information, contact the OKDHS Office of Planning, Research, and Statistics at (405) 521- 3552.

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