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Dr. Darla Kendzor, Co-Director of the TSET Health Promotion Research Center (HPRC), and Dr. Jon Hart, Director of the Oklahoma Tobacco Helpline (OTH), are leading a study to address exceptionally high rates of cancer and cancer mortality in areas of Oklahoma that experience persistent poverty.
Read moreThe Oklahoma Historical Society has announced that “The Battle of Honey Springs,” a documentary depicting the largest Civil War battle to take place in present-day Oklahoma, has been selected for screening at two upcoming film festivals in Oklahoma during the first weekend of August.
Read moreState Superintendent of Public Instruction Joy Hofmeister issued a call to action Monday for Oklahoma college students to join the state’s Math Tutoring Corps. The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) is recruiting tutors from around the state to provide online tutoring for up to 1,500 grade 7-9 students to strengthen their math skills.
Read moreChronic food insecurity negatively impacts the physical, emotional and cognitive development of children. Thanks to the annual Food for Kids Match, the public can double their impact on childhood hunger. Through Sept. 30, every donation to the Regional Food Bank’s Food for Kids Programs is matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $205,000, thanks to the Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma, Mark and Beth Brewer, David Gorham, Energy Transfer, David and Lezlie Hudiburg, Dolese Bros and Marathon Oil.
Read moreOklahoma residents who receive Social Security payments or other government assistance should not be concerned that FEMA disaster assistance will affect your benefits.
Read moreRep. Nicole Miller, R-Edmond, spoke last week at the Summer Safety Conference for the Association of County Commissioners of Oklahoma on the state’s transportation needs, the improvements to bridge safety and the increased cap for the County Improvements for Roads and Bridges (CIRB) Fund.
Read moreBlue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma (BCBSOK) awarded $880,000 in Healthy Kids, Healthy Families (HKHF) grants to 20 nonprofits addressing mental health, economic opportunity and social determinants of health across Oklahoma.
Read moreThe seemingly impenetrable heat wave and dry spell that had punished Oklahoma since early June continued through nearly all of July, giving Oklahoma the type of scorching hot weather unseen in the state since the brutal summers of 2011 and 2012.
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