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Program Grants and Contracts FY 2007 News

 

Addressing Tobacco in Specific Populations Grantees
July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008

Communication Services for the Deaf, Inc., Tulsa, OK, $100,000
Serving the deaf and hard of hearing, statewide
Oklahoma State University, Center for Health Sciences Prevention Programs, Tulsa, OK, $50,000
Serving the low socioeconomic status population in Tulsa, Creek, and Payne Counties
Oklahoma State University, Seretean Wellness Center, Stillwater, OK, $100,000
Serving OSU students in Stillwater and other OSU campuses throughout the state
Rural Health Projects, Inc., Northwest AHEC, Enid, OK, $99,073
Serving to prevent smokeless tobacco use among youth in Alfalfa, Blaine, Garfield, Grant, Kingfisher, and Major Counties

 

Communities of Excellence (Wave I)  Grantees
October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008

Atoka County Health Department, Atoka, OK, $154,000
Coalition: Atoka/Coal Partnership for Change
Serving Atoka and Coal Counties and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma

Bill Willis Community Mental Health Center, Tahlequah, OK, $167,890
Coalition: Community Health Coalition of Cherokee County
Serving Cherokee County

City of Elk City, Elk City, OK, $146,952
Coalition: Western Oklahoma Coalition for Community Strengthening
Serving Beckham, Roger Mills, Washita, and Custer Counties, and the Cheyenne-Arapaho Tribe

Comanche County Memorial Hospital, Lawton, OK, $200,000
Coalition: Southwest Tobacco Free Oklahoma Coalition
Serving Comanche County

Community Children's Shelter & Family Service Center, Inc., Ardmore, OK, $153,000
Coalition: Carter County Turning Point
Serving Carter County

Gateway to Prevention and Recovery, Shawnee, OK, $125,000
Coalition: Shawnee Asset Building Alliance
Serving Pottawatomie County

John Crow IV Foundation, Dustin, OK, $184,303
Coalition: Rural Community Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition
Serving Hughes, McIntosh, and Okfuskee Counties

Muskogee County Health Department, Muskogee, OK, $284,000
Coalition: Muskogee Turning Point
Serving Muskogee and Sequoyah Counties

Norman Regional Health Systems, Norman, OK, $244,000
Coalition: Cleveland County Turning Point
Serving Cleveland County
Oklahoma City-County Health Department, Oklahoma City, OK, $255,075
Coalition: Oklahoma County Tobacco Use Prevention Coalition
Serving Oklahoma County
Osage Tribe of Indians, Pawhuska, OK, $179,838
Coalition: Osage County Community Partnership Board
Serving Osage County and Osage Tribe of Indians
Pan OK APRC: OSU Center for Health Sciences, Stillwater, OK, $180,000
Coalition: Stillwater Mayor's Wellness Committee
Serving Payne County
Pittsburg County Health Department, McAlester, OK, $153,855
Coalition: SouthEast Tobacco-Free Oklahoma Coalition
Serving Pittsburg County
Pushmataha County Health Department, Antlers, OK, $218,302
Coalition: Pushmataha County Turning Point Coalition and Choctaw County Coalition for Change
Serving Pushmataha, Choctaw, and McCurtain Counties

Southwest OK Community Action Group, Inc., Altus, OK, $147,250
Coalition: Jackson County Community Health Action Team
Serving Jackson County

Tri-County APRC: OSU Center For Health Sciences, Morris, OK, $178,500
Coalition: Child Abuse Prevention Task Force District XI, Creek County Chapter
Serving Creek County

 

Communities of Excellence (Wave I)  Grantees
October 1, 2007 through September 30, 2008

Bryan County Health Department, Durant, OK, $75,000
Coalition: U Turn Consortium
Serving Bryan and Marshall Counties
Great Plains Youth and Family Services, Hobart, OK, $75,000
Coalition: Caddo Kiowa Consortium

Serving Caddo and Kiowa Counties
Kingfisher County Health Department, Kingfisher, OK, $75,000
Coalition: Blaine-Kingfisher Tobacco Education Consortium

Serving Blaine and Kingfisher Counties
Langston University, Guthrie, OK, $75,000
Coalition: Logan County Sooner SUCCESS

Serving Logan County
Southwest Oklahoma Community Action Group, Inc., Altas, OK, $75,000
Coalition: Red River Tobacco Education Consortium

Serving Greer, Harmon, and Tillman Counties
Tri-County APRC: OSU Center for Health Sciences, Morris, OK, $75,000
Coalition: Okmulgee County Wellness Coalition

Serving Okmulgee County
Wagoner County Health Department, Wagoner, OK, $75,000
Coalition: Wagoner County Family Resource Council

Serving Wagoner County

 

Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline Contract

Free & Clear, Inc., Seattle, WA, $4,000,000
Provides a telephone-based tobacco cessation service at no-charge to all Oklahomans who are ready to quit tobacco use. Also provides consultation to Oklahoma health care professionals regarding effective tobacco dependence treatment. TSET funds to Free & Clear, Inc., $2,750,000, through June 30, 2008. Oklahoma State Department of Health funds to Free & Clear, Inc., $1,250,000, through June 30, 2008.

 

Oklahoma Tobacco Research Center

University of Oklahoma, Cancer Institute, Oklahoma City, OK, $400,000
Provides research to identify, evaluate, and disseminate best practices in tobacco control; translating research to practice for tobacco control projects in Oklahoma.  Serves as a statewide collaborative, providing seed grants and bringing together researchers from a variety of disciplines and from various institutions throughout the state.  FY 2008 begins an 18-month planning phase which will be followed by a three and a half year implementation phase.

 

Public Health Communication Interventions

Oklahoma State Department of Health, Oklahoma City, OK, $3,000,000

Through subcontractors Brothers & Co., Tulsa, OK and with Visual Image, Inc., in Oklahoma, OK, the OSDH coordinates public helath communications to achieve the goals of the Oklahoma Tobacco Control Program.

Program Evaluation

Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, $721,646
Evaluates the effectiveness of the Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline, Community-based Tobacco Control grants, and Public Health Communication Interventions.

Program Support, Training and Technical Assistance

Oklahoma State Department of Health, Oklahoma City, OK, $436,959
Provides technical assistance and training to TSET-funded grantees related to tobacco control. Facilitates grantee progress toward outcomes.  Leverages additional services which are provided in-kind by staff funded by the CDC.

 

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