NOT Making the Grade

A front page article in Thursday’s paper gave the impression that H1N1 flu vaccinations would be available for all adults with chronic illnesses Saturday at the county health department. That is not the case.

Chickasaw Nation Boys and Girls Club of Sulphur staff have participated in training to help Native American youth discover the path to a healthy lifestyle.

Reggie Whitten, the Oklahoma City attorney who told an overflowing crowd at East Central University in August about his son’s drug addiction and death, will return to the campus Wednesday to give more people an opportunity to hear his multi-media message about the effects of addictions and substance abuse.

On Oct. 10, the Ardmore Multiple Sclerosis group had the opportunity to attend the Clay Walker concert at WinStar Casinos. The group had 10 people attend the concert and some had the opportunity to meet Walker.

A health economist with the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services told lawmakers this week that Oklahoma could save millions of dollars by expanding substance abuse treatment to state-funded Medicaid recipients.

The stages of breast cancer

Life as a breast cancer survivor takes on a variety of possibilities. For each woman featured here, the experience is uniquely personal and has definitely been life-altering. For each of them, a change took place, not just physically, but emotionally and spiritually, as well.

William Roberts, 8, gets his teeth brushed by dental hygienist Brandi Hull Tuesday at the H.F.V. Wilson Community Center. “Laugh Out Loud” is a community dental health program that provided dental services and instruction on Monday and Tuesday to children who participate in the Communities In Schools program. 

Based on a major new report issued by the Institute of Medicine that concludes avoiding exposure to tobacco smoke reduces heart attack deaths, the Oklahoma State Department of Health is warning Oklahomans with heart disease or with elevated risk for heart disease to avoid places where smoking is allowed indoors.

The South Central Oklahoma Lupus Support Group meets the first Thursday of each month. The next meeting will be at 7 p.m. on Nov. 5 in the Main Street Church of Christ at 408 E. Main St. in Davis.