ARDMORE CHAMBER 2018 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE


Dave Mordy, Chair Landmark Bank


Blake Bush, Chair Elect Blake Bush Family Eye Care


Kevin Lassahn, Treasurer Valero-Ardmore Refinery


Dianne West and Brian Douglas, Membership Services Oasis Staffing


Harvey Douglas Funeral Home


Joe Hill, Legislative Affairs The Chickasaw Nation


Will Trisciani, Education EST, Inc


Brian Douglas, Past Chair Harvey Douglas Funeral Home


BOARD OF DIRECTORS Carey Baldwin


Baldwin’s Restaurant and Drive Through Jill Beane-Johns


Beane’s Western Wear


Les Brown EJ


Lyndsi Cain


Ardmore Young Professionals Cheryl Carlan


Michelin North America, Ardmore Plant


Justin Landgraf Hisey and Landgraf Clayton Lodes


First National Bank & Trust


Tom McCurdy OG&E


Jeff Moen


Noble Research Institute Belinda Morris


Ruth Young Travel Agency Doug Pfau


Dollar General Distribution Center Jessica Pfau


Shiloh Morning Inn Odeht Robaina


Dollar General Distribution Center Daryle Voss


Mercy Hospital Ardmore 4


AIH ANNOUNCES CARTER COUNTY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROPOSAL CONTEST


The Ardmore Institute of Health (AIH) is an independent, non- profit Oklahoma corporation headquartered in Ardmore, OK. In keeping with its mission to help improve the health and vitality of people to live more meaningful lives, AIH has em- braced the goal of improv- ing the physical activity rate in its home territory of Carter County.


In order to help achieve this goal, AIH is conducting a con- test to generate proposals for programs or interventions that will improve the overall physical activity rate in the County. The 1st place finisher will be award- ed a cash prize of $10,000, and the 2nd place finisher will receive a $5,000 cash prize.


In 2017, AIH commissioned a telephone survey of Carter County residents (Carter County Diet and Exercise Survey, 2017). This survey was designed to establish a base line physical activity rate, along with information about other healthy living practices. For the survey, physical inactivity is defined as answering ‘no’ to the following question: “During the past month, other than your regular job, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises, such as running, calisthenics, gardening, or


walking for exercise?”


According to this survey, the current rate of physical inactivity in Carter County is 26.8%, which is lower than the Oklahoma state average, but higher than the national average (Copies of the survey report are available upon request).


Proposed programs or


interventions should be designed to encourage physical activity by Carter County resi- dents 18 years or older who are not presently active. While not required, proposals may target a specific group of adults.


In addition to giving a detailed description of the proposed program or intervention, successful proposals will address the following questions: • Who would implement it? • What is the estimated cost to implement? • How many people is it designed to impact? • Who is it designed to reach? • How will it be promoted and communicated? • How long will it be operational? • How will its impact be sustained over time?


The estimated cost to implement, as described in a proposed budget, must not


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