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David Blatt
January 24, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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Breanca Thomas is a PhD student in Health Promotion Sciences in the College of Public Health at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and a 2013-14 OK Policy Research Fellow. She intends to pursue a research career focusing on…
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UPDATE: Download our fact sheet about prescription drug abuse in Oklahoma here.
New National Vital Statistics data released early this month showed that the American life expectancy has reached a record high: a child born in 2009 has a life…
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Gene Perry
January 22, 2014 // Updated: January 22, 2014
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On January 28, the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS) welcomes John Tuell, Executive Director of the Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) National Resource Center for Juvenile Justice, for his lecture “Dual Status Youth and their Families: Altering the Human and…
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Gene Perry
January 20, 2014 // Updated: January 20, 2014
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Carly Putnam
January 17, 2014 // Updated: January 17, 2014
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By:
David Blatt
January 16, 2014 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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Bailey Perkins is an OK Policy Research Fellow and a second year Master of Public Administration student at the University of Oklahoma. She serves on the board of directors for the Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy as the advocacy chairman…
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