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Medical/Health/Pediatric
State
and Local Resources on Medical
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Medical
Services
- The Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) can help provide basic,
cost-effective medical services for residents of the State of Oklahoma.
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SoonerCare
is Oklahoma's Medical Benefits Program and was created to provide health care to
specific groups of individuals. Information on this site can give eligibility
requirements, instructions and forms for application.
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Oklahoma
State Department of Health
The mission of the Maternal
and Child Health Service is to protect and
promote the health of Oklahoma's women, children and
families by assessing health status, establishing
evidence-based priorities and providing leadership
to assure the availability of individual, family and
population-based services.
- Adolescent
Health Program - Mission of Program: To
address the most important health challenges
among young people, which include too-early
parenthood, intentional and unintentional
injury, violence, substance abuse, and
access to primary health care.
Teen
Pregnancy Facts and Statistics for Oklahoma
- Children
First Program
- The mission of the Children First Program is to
produce healthy family members and enhance a
family's ability to care for itself, which leads to:
Improvement of pregnancy outcomes, Improvement of
child health, Improvement of child development,
Strengthened bond between child and parent,
Achievement of personal goals, Improved utilization
of and collaboration with community resources.
The program encourages early and continuous prenatal
care, personal development, and the involvement of
fathers, grandparents and other supporting persons
in parenting.
- Early
Childhood Development And Parent Education
Program - Mission: To promote optimal
development, behavior and interaction for
families of young children ages birth-5 years
old.
- Immunization
Division - The mission of the Immunization Division is to
provide services which reduce the incidence of
vaccine-preventable diseases in Oklahoma.
- MCH
Assessment and Systems Development -
Mission: To support the health of Oklahoma's
women, children and families by providing
leadership in assessing health issues, services,
and behaviors.
- Oklahoma
Abstinence Education Program - 1. Reduce the
proportion of teens 17 years and younger who
have engaged in sexual intercourse. 2. Lower the
pregnancy and birth rate among teens, especially
those aged 15-17 years. 3. Reduce the incidence
of STDs among teens. 4. Increase the percent of
teens that indicate they have definite ideas and
values about why they should wait until marriage
to engage in sex.
- Oklahoma
Safe Kids Coalition - Oklahoma
SAFE KIDS is a group of organizations and
concerned citizens from across the state who
began to mobilize in 1989 to fight the number
one killer of children. Affiliated with the
National SAFE KIDS Campaign, the Oklahoma SAFE
KIDS Coalition is dedicated to helping raise
public awareness among the general public and
policy makers and assisting in the formation of
local SAFE KIDS coalitions and chapters.
- School
Health And Child Care
School
Health Program - The
School Health Program provides leadership and
coordination for preventive health and safety
services to children and families through
collaborative partnerships with other state
agencies and organizations.
Healthy
Child Care Oklahoma
- Healthy Child Care Oklahoma is part of the
Healthy Child Care America campaign; which is
based on the principle that families, child care
providers and health care providers can form a
partnership to promote the healthy development
of young children in child care.
World
Wide Web Resources on Medical
- Consumer Product Safety
- CPSC, an independent Federal regulatory agency,
helps keep American families safe by reducing the
risk of injury or death from consumer products.
Visit us often to share lifesaving information. Go
to "Report unsafe products" to send us
information on-line. Consumer Product Safety Commission: official Federal Agency website, including recalls, reports,
alerts.
- Cord
Blood Registry - A highly informative site
dedicated to educating new parents about the
benefits of cord blood donation. Includes articles,
medical information and testimonials and complete
information on registering for donation.
- WebMD:
MedScape
- Extremely comprehensive online directory and
information source pertaining to medical and
health-related news. Breaks down news by medical
specialty such as Pediatrics, Women's Health and
Primary Care.
- Univ.
of Miami Department of Neurological Surgery - A guide to resources related
to children's brain and spinal cord tumors;
sponsored by the University of Miami, Dept of
Neurosurgery.
- iVillage.com:
Health Channel
- This site provides personalized health reports
online, information relevant to topics you are
concerned with, Ask the Expert section and more!
- American
Heart Association - Online information for
preventing and reducing the risk of heart attacks or
strokes.
- ApplesforHealth.com
- Online health resource, information, search
engine, updates on healthy living and much more.
- SAMHSA's
National Mental Health Information Center - A government site with free
publications, searchable databases, the latest
mental health news and links on a variety of mental
health-related topics including depression, school
violence, children's health and HIV/AIDS.
- Congenital
Heart Information Network - Are you
looking for information on congenital heart
problems? This site features a chat room, articles,
links and much more.
- Children's
Heart Institute - Information, resources
and specialized care for children with heart
problems.
- Dr.
Paul's Child Health and Wellness Info Site
- The site provides parents and care-givers with
free, 24-hour-a-day access to child health and
wellness information.
- HealthScout.com - Personalized health information
for you family, includes a search engine and up to
date articles.
- HealthAnswers
- HealthAnswers provides comprehensive information
relating to women, men and pediatric health, search
engine, discussion forums and more.
- InteliHealth
- This site is devoted to health news and articles.
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