Mission Statement:

To disseminate research-based health information, and empower the people of Oklahoma as individuals, service providers, families, or communities, to voluntarily adopt lifestyles that promote health, happiness, prevent disease and minimize the socioeconomic burden of disease.

Focus Areas for Education:

• Communicable Diseases - Prevention and Treatment
• Chronic Disease Risk Factors
• Coronary Artery Disease and Stroke (Oklahoma Heart-Health Initiative)
• Diabetes: Etiology and Prevention:
• Cancer: Epidemiology: Types and Prevention
• Degenerative Conditions: Types and Prevention
• Common Treatments and Management
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Tobacco Use
• Stress: Prevention/Management

Youth Services:

• Youth Tobacco and Drug-Use Prevention
• Teenage Pregnancy Prevention
• Leadership and Community Development

Teaching/Learning Modes:

• Workshops/In-services
• County-based Specialist requests
• Consultations at local and national levels
• Television
• Script Media
• Electronic/web-based