Town Hall 2002: Research Table of Contents...

Introduction

Oklahoma's Health 

This Research

iv

Our Research Team

v

Introduction

vii

Edward N  Brandt, Jr , M D , Ph D , Regents Professor, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City

 

Chapter 1

 

Uniquely Oklahoma

 

George E  Foster, OD, Dean, College of Optometry, Northeastern State University, Tahlequah

 

Chapter 2

 

What Is Health?

 

Michael Metzger, PhD, Director, Oklahoma Center for Policy Research, University of Central Oklahoma

 

Chapter 3

 

Our State of Health

 

Oklahoma State Department of Health, Oklahoma City

Leslie Beitsch, MD, JD, Commissioner of Health and State Health Officer;

Robert Vincent, PhD, Deputy Commissioner of Health, Special Projects;

Adeline Yerkes, BSN, MPH, Chief, Chronic Disease Service and Women's Health Liaison  Contributors: Staff, Immunization Service;

Kelly Baker, MPH, Chief, Health Care Information;

Sue Mallonee, RN, MPH, Chief, Injury Prevention Service;

Diane Biard-Holmes, MSW, Coordinator, Public Health Workforce Development;

Carla Pohl, RN, MS, Director, Women’s Health, Maternal and Child Health Service;

Joyce Morris, PhD, Coordinator, Evaluation and Surveillance; Tobacco Control Prevention Service;

Marilyn Lanphier, RN, MPH, FSAM, Coordinator, Adolescence Health Program, Maternal and Child Health Service Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Oklahoma City;

Terry Cline, PhD, Commissioner of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services;

Tracy Leeper, MA, Grant Projects Manager  Contributors;

Rebecca Moore, MS, Treatment Needs Assessment Project Manager;

Mark Reynolds, EdD, Data Projects Manager;

Steven Davis, PhD; Director, Decision Support Services

 

Chapter 4

 

Is Health For Sale?

 

Kim Holland, Executive Vice President, The Quarles Group Insurance Brokerage and Consulting Services;

Gail Malone Human Resources Consultant

 

Chapter 5

 

Biomedical Research

 

Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City

J  Donald Capra, MD, President;

Wade Williams, PhD, Special Assistant to the President;

Gerald Adams, Director of Communications;

Shari Hawkins, Manager of Internal Communications;

Lisa Day, Director of Government Affairs

 

Chapter 6

 

Markets and Governments

 

Michael Metzger, PhD, Director, Oklahoma Center for Policy Research, University of Central Oklahoma

 

Chapter 7

 

Thoughts About  

 

PROVIDERS

 

Alternative Medicine

Lawrence H  Altshuler, MD, Private Practice,   Oklahoma City  

7-2

Pharmacists    Phil Woodward, RPh, Executive Director, Oklahoma Pharmacists Association Oklahoma City

7-4

Rural Hospitals Val Schott, President, National Rural Health Association Oklahoma City

7-6

Rural Physicians Steve Hinshaw, DO, Private Practice Waurika  

7-8

School Nursing Julie Jack, RN, Sulphur Public Schools, Sulphur

7-10

EMPLOYERS

 

Corporate Oklahoma Patricia Podolec, SPHR, Human Resource Manager, Delta Faucet Company Chickasha  

7-12

Small Business Dolley Rolland and Catherine Haynes, Owners, C&D Home Health Ponca City

7-14

PEOPLE

 

Seniors Mac McCrory, EdD, Director, OSU, Seratean Wellness Center Stillwater  

7-16

Children & Youth  Anne Roberts, Executive Director, Institute for Child Advocacy Oklahoma City

7-18

Hispanics María Carlota Palacios, LCSW, Community Service Council of Greater Tulsa,  Tulsa

7-20

Native Americans    Bernadine Tolbert, MD, Medical Director, OKC Area Indian Health Service, Oklahoma City    

7-22

African-Americans   Bernard Goodman and Larry Bowler, MD, Morton Health Center, Tulsa    

7-24

Women   Karen Wicker and Marla Schaefer, OSU, Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa    

7-26

PHILOSOPHY

 

Community Planning  Ed Kirtley, Past Chairman, Texas County Turning Point,  Guymon    

7-28

Philanthropy   Michael Anderson, PhD, Presbyterian Health Foundation,  Oklahoma City    

7-30

Health Care Ethics, Linda Edmondson, LCSW, Executive Director, OK Assn for Health Care Ethics, Oklahoma City    

7-32

Chapter 8

 

A Sooner State Forecast

 

Stanley Hupfeld, FACHE, President & CEO, INTEGRIS Health, Inc

 

Chapter 9

 

The Future

 

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma, Tulsa

Mike Rhoads, Executive Vice-President;

Linda Sponsler, Vice President, Advertising/Public Relations;

Karen Langdon, Assistant General Counsel

 

Summary & Challenge

 

Michael Lapolla, Director, Center for Health Policy Research, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa

 

Appendices

 

Credits: Cover photo is per purchased license from Corbis Corporation; images of Will Rogers with permission of the Will Rogers Museum, Claremore, OK; photos in Chapter 5 provided by the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation; all other images are per clip art license agreement with Microsoft Corporation or in the public domain  Pre-publication assistance by Marsha Kennedy, OSU Center for Health Policy Research, Center for Health Sciences

 

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