OKLAHOMA CITY (May 19, 2020) – The Board of Directors for the Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) on Tuesday awarded nearly $7 million to 35 organizations serving 37 counties through the TSET Healthy Living Program 2.0 program.
The five-year grants, renewable annually, will support communities in developing strategies, programs and policies to improve health by preventing or reducing tobacco use, improving nutrition and increasing physical activity in an effort to decrease premature death in Oklahoma. The program prioritizes work in communities where health risk factors – tobacco use, poor nutrition and sedentary lifestyle – are among the highest. The new grant program will begin July 1.
“The coronavirus pandemic has shown that prevention is more important than ever for public health,” said TSET Board of Directors Chair Bruce Benjamin, Ph.D. “Those with underlying conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, or heart or lung disease are more likely to experience serious complications and death from the coronavirus. TSET is investing in building healthier communities in the areas where we see the greatest health disparities.”
The new Healthy Living Program 2.0 program is the second generation of the TSET Healthy Living Program. The new program takes a comprehensive, community approach to health and looks for ways for targeted high-impact interventions.
“This initiative builds on years of success through multiple community based programs funded by TSET. It places a laser focus on communities with the greatest need,” said TSET Executive Director Julie Bisbee.
Recipients of the TSET Healthy Living Program 2.0 are:
Organization |
County Served |
Year 1 Funding |
|---|---|---|
Atoka County Health Department |
Atoka |
$105,000 |
Bryan County Health Department |
Bryan |
$128,000 |
Canadian County Health Department |
Canadian |
$183,340 |
Cherokee County Health Services Council |
Cherokee |
$220,000 |
Cherokee Nation |
Adair |
$220,000 |
Comanche County Memorial Hospital |
Comanche |
$220,000 |
Gateway to Prevention and Recovery |
Pottawatomie |
$220,000 |
Grand Nation |
Craig |
$220,000 |
Great Plains Youth and Family Services |
Caddo, Kiowa |
$151,631 |
KIBOIS Community Action Foundation |
Haskell |
$141,000 |
Kingfisher County Health Department |
Blaine, Kingfisher |
$175,000 |
LeFlore County Youth Services |
LeFlore |
$173,697 |
Lincoln County Health Department |
Lincoln |
$192,096 |
Marshall County Health Department |
Marshall |
$110,000 |
Mayes County HOPE |
Mayes |
$205,462 |
McClain-Garvin County Youth and Family Services Center, Inc. dba Frontline Family Solutions |
Garvin |
$183,000 |
McCurtain County Health Department |
McCurtain |
$204,000 |
Muskogee County Health Department |
Muskogee |
$219,946 |
Norman Regional Health System |
McClain |
$179,000 |
Norman Regional Health System |
Cleveland |
$220,000 |
Norman Regional Health System |
Grady |
$220,000 |
Nowata CAN |
Nowata |
$119,000 |
Oklahoma City-County Health Department |
Oklahoma |
$360,000 |
Oklahoma State University |
Kay |
$182,000 |
Oklahoma State University |
Creek |
$220,000 |
Oklahoma State University |
Payne |
$220,000 |
People Inc. |
Sequoyah |
$168,273 |
Pittsburg County Health Department |
Pittsburg |
$204,519 |
Pontotoc County Health Department |
Pontotoc |
$220,000 |
Pushmataha County Health Department |
Pushmataha |
$120,000 |
ROCMND Area Youth Services |
Delaware |
$220,000 |
Rogers County Volunteers for Youth |
Rogers |
$220,000 |
Rural Health Projects, Inc. |
Garfield |
$220,000 |
Tulsa County Health Department |
Tulsa |
$360,000 |
Wichita Mountains Prevention Network |
Carter |
$220,000 |
$6,944,964 |
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The Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) serves as a partner and bridge builder for organizations working toward shaping a healthier future for all Oklahomans. TSET provides leadership at the intersections of health by working across the state, by cultivating innovative and life-changing research, and by working across public and private sectors to develop, support, implement and evaluate creative strategies to take advantage of emerging opportunities to improve the public's health. To learn more, visit tset.ok.gov.
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