Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) will coordinate and partner with internal and external partners to sustainably disseminate arthritis-appropriate evidence-based interventions (AAEBIs), maintain AAEBIs availability, and implement strategies to sustain access to and delivery of selected AAEBIs. OSDH currently has Walk With Ease initiatives, Tai Chi: Moving for Better Balance classes, and Diabetes Prevention Programs implemented by various departments. State Public Health Approaches to Addressing Arthritis would allow OSDH to expand free offerings of each AAEBI by collaborating with additional statewide partners in implementing these programs across Oklahoma and thus increase accessibility for eligible and disproportionate adults. Partners for implementing the AAEBIs include: YMCA of Greater OKC, YMCA of Greater Tulsa, OSU Cooperative Extension, Cherokee Nation Public Health, Norman Regional Health System, Mercy Hospital Kingfisher, Mercy Hospital Logan County, Pathways, Thrive, Lighthouse Behavioral Wellness Centers, and twelve additional Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics. OSDH will increase healthcare providers awareness of the AAEBIs through education with our partners. OSDH will also work with partners to discuss implementing electronic health referrals pathways to AAEBIs. Partners for coordinating with healthcare providers include Telligen, Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality, YMCA of Greater OKC, and OSDH county health departments. Through these coordinated efforts, there will be increased capacity for offering the AAEBIs by increasing the number of coaches and trainers statewide. Additionally, by working with several healthcare systems on education of the AAEBIs and the benefits of physical activity counseling there will be an increase of referrals to the AAEBIs. OSDH anticipates at least 7,500 Oklahoman adults with arthritis to enroll in the available AAEBIs through media campaigns, promotion of partners, and refer
rals. This will lead to more Oklahoman adults with arthritis accessing the skills to better manage their arthritis.