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2023 Health Behavior Survey Highlights Positive Choices of Oklahoma High School Students

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(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) The 2023 Oklahoma Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) indicates a 77% decrease in cigarette smoking among teens from 2013 - 2023. Additionally, the data reveals that...

Top Ways to Avoid Heat-Related Illness this Summer

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(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) data show from 2013 to 2022, there were 141 heat-related deaths in Oklahoma, with more than 85% occurring from June to...

OSDH Shares Health and Safety Tips for Swimming ahead of summer

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(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) Drowning is the leading cause of death among children ages 1 - 4 years in Oklahoma, according to OSDH vital record data, with most occurring from May to...

State Loan Repayment Program for Health Care Professionals is Now Available

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(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH), Office of Primary Care (OKPCO), with support from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) National...

Data Show Smoking Prevalence in Oklahoma Continues to Decline

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(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) The percent of adults who smoke in Oklahoma has been steadily declining, falling from 26.1% in 2011 to 15.6% in 2022. “This is something the Oklahoma State...

OSDH Shares Information on Increase of Cyclosporiasis in the United States and in Oklahoma

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(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) Since May 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and local and state health officials have been...

OSDH Reminds New Parents it is Okay to Ask for Help

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(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) According to the CDC 1 in 8 women experience postpartum depression, which is just one component of perinatal mental health. Perinatal depression, a mood disorder...

OSDH Office of Child Abuse Prevention Seeks Input from Oklahomans

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OCAP requests input from individuals, both parents and professionals, who can provide feedback by completing a brief, ten-minute online survey by clicking here. “This is an opportunity...

OSDH Recognizes World Tuberculosis (TB) Day

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(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) Every year, approximately 10 million people around the world become sick with TB and 1.5 million lives are claimed by the disease or approximately 4,100 deaths per...

Food Safety Tips Ahead of the Holidays

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(OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.) Every year, approximately one in six Americans become ill with a foodborne illness, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The symptoms...