The 12th annual BlueCross BlueShield Champions of Health Awards took place on Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at the Cox Business Center in Tulsa. Six winners were honored for their efforts to improve the health of Oklahomans.
Dr. Rodney L. Huey Memorial Champion of Oklahoma Health
Winner: Family & Children’s Services – Women in Recovery
Oklahoma leads the nation in female incarceration. The practice of imprisoning many non-violent women is devastating to women and children. In response, Family & Children’s Services, a leading nonprofit behavioral health and family service provider, established Women In Recovery (WIR). WIR is a holistic and intensive alternative health and treatment center for women with addictions, mental and physical health needs. WIR was designed as a unique public-private partnership that utilizes a broad array of community partners to address the complex needs of justice-involved women and their children. Improved behavioral and physical health, recovery from addiction and self-sufficiency has resulted in 91% of graduates avoiding incarceration.
