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The 2021 U.S. Tobacco Industry Interference Index reveals the U.S. scored a 76 out of 100, reflecting a high level of interference in American public health policymaking by the tobacco industry and their intermediaries. This score places the country among the worst performing countries in terms of shielding itself from tobacco industry interference. The scoring system is based on the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) which outlines the inherent conflict of interest between the goals of tobacco companies and the goals of public health. Parties to the FCTC meet next week for a biennial review of progress toward a tobacco-free world.
Read moreHighlights of the Oklahoma Transportation Commission’s Monday, Nov. 1, meeting include an update on federal funding measures considered in Washington, D.C., the introduction of November’s safety campaign regarding severe weather preparation, approval of transportation interagency agreement and the awarding of contracts for projects such as the widening of US-270 Northwest Passage connecting Woodward and Oklahoma City, resurfacing US-60 in Osage County and I-40 countermeasures for wrong-way driving between Oklahoma City and the Arkansas state line.
Read moreThe Oklahoma Employment Security Commission (OESC) released their most recent monthly unemployment update on Wednesday, Nov. 3. The report stated that jobless rates were down over the month for all Oklahoma Counties in September.
Read moreSeminole State College Student Support Services, STEM Student Support Services and People Recognizing Individuality Diversity and Equality (PRIDE) recently teamed up to offer an information session raising awareness about domestic abuse.
Read moreHospitals Helping Patients Quit (HHPQ), an initiative of the Oklahoma Hospital Association (OHA) and a grant program of the Oklahoma Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET), is celebrating an important milestone in their effort to reduce tobacco
Read moreRising food costs, higher freight expenses and a throttled supply chain are having a significant impact on the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma.
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