About Us

As consumers it is often difficult to learn about and take action on adverse issues we face. As patients we don't know where to turn or issues to be aware of until it is too late. We educate and provide tools to citizens as we advocate for the rights and safety of consumers and patients. The Center is engaged in raising public awareness and fostering communications on issues, policies, and legislation that threaten consumer or patient safety.

The Center's mission is to produce and disseminate timely and informative analysis and information on public policy issues which impact consumer and patient safety. Such public policy issues include decisions that affect consumer's daily lives in the marketplace and workplace, empowering individuals to make informed health choices, enhanced quality of service in hospitals, and how to become a patient advocate.

The research and education on consumer and patient issues is performed and funded by the Oklahoma Foundation for Consumer and Patient Rights, an incorporated 501(c)(3) non-profit organization funded by private donations from concerned citizens such as you who are concerned with consumer and patient safety issues. The Foundation is non-partisan and hopes to inspire discussion on both sides of the political landscape as to how we as a state and country better govern ourselves. We do not endorse candidates and are issue-oriented. It is our goal to provide an avenue to ask big questions that lead to big solutions.

Staff

Jeff Raymond- Executive Director

Stephen Layman- Public Policy Director

Fred Spivey- Public Policy Analyst

Rhiannon Stephens- Public Policy Analyst

Board of Advisors

David Blatt, PhD - Director of Public Policy, Community Action Project

Bethany A. Bell-Ellison - MPH in Health Education and Health Promotion, Doctoral Candidate in Educational Measurement and Research with concentration in Community and Family Health

Marguerite A. Chapman - Associate Professor of Law and Director of the Health Law Certificate Program, University of Tulsa

Douglas Heller - Executive Director of Consumer Watchdog