Success Stories by State: Oklahoma

• Chickasaw Nation Rural Health Outreach Program
  May 2009
  The Chickasaw Nation Rural Health Outreach Program was designed to provide a range of primary health care services to Native American elders living in the most rural and remote areas of the region. Specifically, the program was designed to expand services to areas where geriatric care was not available.
• Choctaw Nation Specialty Services Program
  May 2009
  The project consortium, led by the Choctaw Nation Health Services Authority, provided many services such as ophthalmology, cardiology, orthopedics, pediatric dental care, pediatric endocrinology, Alzheimer’s care, psychiatry, neurology, and otorhinolaryngology to residents of an underserved area.
• Healthy Nations Initiative
  October 2008
  The Healthy Nations Initiative was funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to help Native Americans reduce the harm caused by substance abuse in their communities.
• Northeastern Oklahoma Community Health Center Alzheimers Project
  January 2007
  The Northeastern Oklahoma Community Health Center is addressing the prevalence of Alzheimer's disease by providing information and education to individuals who are caregivers to those suffering from the disease.
• Parish Nurse Outreach Project
  July 2005
  Since the church is widely considered the most viable institution in Harper County, area churches were the crux of the project's outreach efforts to address the limited health care resources available in the community, to assess individual and community needs, and to assist members of the community in accessing local resources.