Priorities - Health and Wellness

The health and wellness of Tulsans is an issue that must be brought to the forefront. We are partnering with many organizations to make sure we keep Tulsa off the “Fat Lists” and on the “Fit Lists”! We are continuing to make progress through our partnerships with community organizations and businesses associated with the Mayor’s Fitness Challenge and by working to bring awareness to many health-related issues.

By strengthening the programs at our city parks and with enhancements of trails at our river parks, we are creating more and better opportunities for Tulsans to get fit and stay fit for life!

• Continued work of the Mayor’s Fitness Challenge: http://www.mayorsfitnesschallenge.com/ o Nearly 50 partners among hospitals, schools, parks, fitness clubs, and health food stores;
  • Oklahoma Fit Kids Coalition— http://www.integrislifespan.com/ lobbying healthy changes in Oklahoma Public Schools to state legislature;
  • Get Fit Tulsa http://www.getfittulsa.com/
  • Tulsa Tough http://tulsatough.com/ —10,000 spectators and nearly 2,000 participants.
• Mayor’s Annual Breast Cancer Awareness PSAs aired on broadcast and cable;
• Currently working toward a re-energized effort to encourage nearly 4,000 City of Tulsa employees to become fit and healthy for life; o Former NFL player Joe Montana spoke to employees about high blood pressure.
• Collected 874 units of blood to the American Cross blood drive, surpassing a goal of 750 units;
• Conducted “Bike to Work” series;
• Mayor appointed to serve on the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) Board of Directors http://www.omrf.org/
• Promoting fitness through partnering with students from McClain and Gilcrease Middle Schools and participating as a celebrity runner in the 2008 Tulsa Run http://www.tulsarun.com/celebrity_runners.asp