Blue Review - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma

 
 

Feb. 5, 2015

In the Community: Oklahoma Caring Foundation Partners with Oklahoma City Area Inter-Tribal Health Board to Reveal New Caring Van

The Oklahoma Caring Foundation revealed a brand new Caring Van on Tuesday, Jan. 13 that will serve American Indians statewide.

The new Caring Van will be coordinated and staffed by the Oklahoma City Area Inter-Tribal Health Board (OCAITHB) and administered by the Oklahoma Caring Foundation.

The new vehicle will support the Oklahoma Caring Van program in providing consistent, year-round preventive health services at tribal sites and community events. The OCAITHB Caring Van will focus on oral health, diabetic screenings and other preventive health services and education for Native American children and adults.

“With this new caring van we are expanding our geographic reach, as well as the lifesaving preventive services we offer,” said Brooke Townsend, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma (BCBSOK) Caring Foundation manager. “We are proud to partner with the Oklahoma City Area Inter-Tribal Health Board to serve American Indians statewide.”

The Caring Van program has provided nearly 260,000 lifesaving immunizations and is a proud contributor to Oklahoma’s immunization efforts. The vans help make health care more accessible by eliminating the barriers of inconvenient clinic hours, long wait times, transportation and cost.

The Oklahoma Caring Foundation Inc. is a non-profit organization administered as an in kind gift by BCBSOK. These companies are independent licensees of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. For more information, please visit our website at oklahomacaringfoundation.org.

Pictured, L to R: Jenifer ShieldChief Gover, executive director of OCAITHB; Tim Tall Chief, chair of the OCAITHB executive committee; and Paula Huck, executive director of the Oklahoma Caring Foundation.

 

 


 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma is a Division of Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company, an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association.