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Good News from CSC
December 2016
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Investing in People Across the Lifespan
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Starting the Day
Children's Consortium hosted a legislative breakfast recently at Indian Health Care Resource Center. 36 legislative leaders from the Tulsa  Metropolitan Area attended this event. The Keynote speaker was Mayor G.T. Bynum. Other speakers included Kevin Burr, CEO of Community Service Council, Mike Brose Executive Director of Mental Health Association Oklahoma, Carmelita Skeeter, Executive Director of Indian Health Care Resource Center, Emily Shipley, Government Affairs Officer of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, Dr. Bruce Dart, Executive Director of Tulsa Health Department, Vanessa Wofford from Family and Children's Service and Steve Lewis, Lobbyist for the Children's Consortium. The Theme of the event was "Is it good for kids?"
(Pictured is Kevin, Senator Joe Newhouse, and Carmelita Skeeter)
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Ho Ho Ho #1
The Tulsa COURTS Program, along with all the partner agencies involved in the alternative courts, hosted a Winter Bash for all the
 participants and their families at the Bernsen Community Center on December 2nd. Many participants and their families as well as alumni of the program attended the event. Food was provided as well as tons of fun. Children and adults enjoyed activities including large inflatables like the Velcro wall, cookie decorating, making ornaments, corn hole toss, ring toss, and more. Every half-hour drawings were held for door prizes which included 2 large televisions thanks to the generous donation of one of the treatment agencies. The atmosphere was filled with joy and celebration. It was encouraging for all involved to see participants and their families enjoying the holidays in a safe and sober way.
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Ho Ho Ho #2
The Tulsa Veterans Treatment Court hosted a Holiday MRE for court participants and their families. The event was held at the American
 Legion Post 1 on December 9th. A holiday lunch including turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, green beans, rolls, and pumpkin pie was provided for all in attendance. Several partners joined the celebration including CSC board members, the Sheriff and members of his team, treatment providers, supervision officers, court personnel, and members from the Veterans Administration. Following lunch, several drawings were held for nice door prizes. Each participant also received a Christmas stocking filled with gifts.
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Ho Ho Ho #3
BRRX4Vets spent time this week wrapping presents for the Restore
Hope family they sponsored this
year.
The giving never stops at CSC!
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A Welcomed Gift
Healthy Women, Healthy Futures Oklahoma (HWHF) has been awarded a $60,000 grant by Healthy Kids, Healthy Families, a program of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma. HWHF focuses on women's pre-pregnancy health in order to prevent poor maternal and infant birth outcomes. By reaching mothers HWHF shares several of the Healthy Families, Healthy Kids goals, including improving the health of children and their families through disease prevention, physical activity, nutrition, disease management and supporting safe environments.
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Community Generosity
PSO is such a great community organization! John Harper, VP of  PSO, presented a check to CSC's Pete Luitwieler for the Warrior Partnerships of Eastern Oklahoma as they continue to serve veterans in Eastern Oklahoma.This event was just a small part of a PSO program to honor its veterans recently
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Gangs 101
An intense morning continues as Richard Harris of the Juvenile Bureau conducts the Gang 101 awareness training. More than 200 law enforcement, school, and social providers engaged. 
Community Service Council along with the Tulsa County Juvenile Bureau and the Oklahoma Gang Investigators Association will presented a comprehensive course on street gangs in Tulsa and Northeast Oklahoma on Dec. 8, at the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa Learning Center.
The free, day-long training, with more than 180 attendees, was be led by Richard Harris, a safety and security administrator at the Tulsa County Juvenile Bureau. His goat was
more than just simple identification of gangs in our area, it was to also explore the culture and sociology of gang membership and its attraction for, and indoctrination of, our young people.
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2-1-1 Helps Claim Your Coverage
On December 15, 2-1-1 participated in an on-air phone-bank  sponsored by KOTV Channel 6 to answer consumer questions about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Insurance Marketplace. Michelle Vidana, 2-1-1 Navigator Specialist, and Tameka Collins, 2-1-1 Lead Specialist, along with experienced navigators from the Oklahoma Primary Care Association and Morton Comprehensive Health Services responded to more than 100 calls per hour during the telecast. A total of 334 calls came in from across eastern Oklahoma and bordering counties in Kansas.
On December 17, 2-1-1 staff participated in Morton Comprehensive Health Service Center's "Claim Your Coverage" event. Thirty consumers were connected with confidential one-on-one enrollment assistance.
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Prepared
The Child Care Resource Center in conjunction with the awarded
 Disaster Resiliency Grant conducted a Train the Trainer on November 17th for the Statewide Resource and Referral Agencies so that they can take the disaster Preparedness training back to their communities and help providers be prepared in a disaster to meet licensing standards and to have an accurate plan in place in case of a disaster. Melinda Belcher, Jessica Smith and Jessica Ruggles were trainers at this event.
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Association of Maternal Child Health Professionals
Honoring 30 years of collaboration in maternal child health Laura Ross-White, MSW, Jan Figart, DHA, RN, and Kendal McKitrick, BSW have been selected as presenters at the 2017 Association of Maternal Child Health Professionals annual conference being held March 4-7, 2017 in Kansas City, MO. Laura, Jan, and Kendal will present on the 30 year history of the Family Health Coalition, previously the Tulsa County Perinatal Coalition established in 1987. Highlights of the presentation will include the various policies and practices implemented by the Family Health Coalition in their effort to strengthen partnerships between local and state Maternal Child Health programs and families. Their presentation describing the past, present, and future of the Family Health Coalition aligns with the conference theme: "Engagement with Intention: Inclusivity, Diversity, and Non-Traditional Partnerships."
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CityMatCH: The National Organization of Urban Maternal Child Health Leaders
Congratulations to the Family Health Coalition for being selected through a competitive process for the 2nd Collective Impact Learning Collaborative with CityMatCH. The Family Health Coalition was one of 10 organizations to participate in a three-year federally funded Collective Impact Learning Collaborative. The collaborative aims at developing capacity at the community level for implementing collective impact strategies for maternal child health priorities. For the next 12 months, Family Health Coalition partners will work to establish their community coalition and identify a specific maternal child health priority to address. Congratulations to Laura Ross-White, Family Health Coalition Coordinator, Corrina Jackson, Healthy Start Program Director and Amanda Burgan, Parent Pro Director with the Tulsa Health Department, these three individuals will represent the work of the Family Health Coalition in this partnership.
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March of Dimes Prematurity Report Card Release, Tulsa County
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On November 17, 2016 World Prematurity Awareness Day, the Family Health Coalition and partners hosted the State Chapter of the March of Dimes for a Tulsa County Prematurity Report Card Release for
 Tulsa County. The event was held at Morton Comprehensive Health Services, a Federally Qualified Health Center, and was attended by over 30 community stakeholders. Tulsa County received a "C" Grade for the efforts in prematurity reduction in 2016. This ranking has remained consistent since 2013. Although the Tulsa County grade has not shifted efforts to reduce prematurity throughout Tulsa County are rapidly expanding, out-going Mayor Dewey Bartlett presented the Family Health Coalition and March of Dimes with a Mayor Proclamation for their efforts throughout the City of Tulsa. Community Service Council efforts to reduce prematurity include the work of: Family Health Coalition, Tulsa Healthy Start, the Power of Families Project, Healthy Women Healthy Futures Oklahoma, Child Care Resource Center, and the Center for Community Schools Strategies. Thank you to emcee Jan Figart, and staff members Shauna Meador, Kendal McKitrick and Kole Krause for leading up the effort for the Family Health Coalition.
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CSC Internship Showcase
The 2nd Annual CSC Board of Directors Internship Showcase was held on November 15, 2016. Thank you to CSC Board Members: Ann Domin, Sentell Fox, and Erv Janssen for attending this information
 session highlighting the work of the CSC Internship Program. CSC hosts over 22 interns annually, the 2016 presentation explored the work of 12 current interns: Kendal McKitrick, Karen Warrior, Todd Smetana, Erica Quick, Corey Roberts, Jason Featherngill, Tara Branson, Lucretia Pardinas, Michael Fitzmaurice, Ember Grazino, Jerry Cloud, and Ashley Henson. Since the inception of the current CSC Internship Program in 2014, CSC has hosted over 109 internship placements with 10 local and regional academic institutions. The contributions of the internship hours have resulted in over 38,000 hours of student learning occurring within the organization.
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Saying Goodbye
CSC Leadership, staff and community members took one last chance recently to say goodbye to Phil Dessauer, Jr., and to thank him one more time for his vision and 40 years of service to CSC.
This week we are wishing Colleen Ayres-Griffin a fond farewell as she will soon begin her retirement from CSC...leaving behind a huge void to fill in our maternal and child health initiatives.
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Our Mission
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