Introduction to the Manual of Procedures

MOP Purpose

Our Manual of Procedures (MOP) is a handbook that guides the Wellness Around Traditional Community Health (WATCH) program’s conduct and operations. It acts as the program protocol by detailing the program organization, operational data definitions, recruitment, screening, enrollment, intervention, follow-up procedures, data collection methods, data flow, and quality control measures. The purpose of the MOP is to facilitate consistency in program implementation and data collection across participants and community partner sites. Procedures in the MOP should be followed with the same degree of rigor as those documented in the protocol.

This MOP is to be used as a reference document for policies and procedures related to WATCH. All staff members participating in this public health intervention should have access to the MOP and be familiar with its contents. The current version of the MOP and archived versions are housed at the Southern Plains Tribal Health Board (SPTHB) organization. For use of this MOP please contact them at dmedicinebird@spthb.org.

Program Leadership Structure

WATCH is funded solely by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Tribal Epidemiology Center Public Health Infrastructure (TECPHI) grant at the Oklahoma Tribal Epidemiology Center (OKTEC) housed in the SPTHB with additional support from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) Department of Nutrition. The current version of this MOP employs a multitude of key players, including Program Manager Marifrances Montell, WATCH Program Coordinator Denny MedicineBird, Evaluator Gary Piercey, Public Health Specialist Alexis Hamilton, all central to SPTHB. The OUHSC Consultant for the program is Dr. Susan Sisson along with Research Epidemiologist, Amber Anderson and a rotating Graduate Assistant. Other SPTHB/ TECPHI staff may assist as needed with WATCH activities and other tasks related to this project.

Key Personnel and Organizational Chart

Marifrances Montell, TECPHI Program Manager mmontell@spthb.org Denny MedicineBird, WATCH Program Coordinator dmedicinebird@spthb.org Gary Piercey, TECPHI Evaluator gpiercey@spthb.org Alexis Hamilton, Public Health Specialist ahamilton@spthb.org Susan Sisson, OUHSC Consultant susan-sisson@ouhsc.edu Amber Anderson, OUHSC Epidemiologist amber-s-anderson@ouhsc.edu