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Oklahoma Public health advocates earn 2021 Champion for Healthy Families Award

OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 18, 2021 — Dr. Calin Watt Kirk, Dr. Dwight Sublett and children’s health advocates Ali Dodd and Rebekah Rhoades have been named the recipients of the 2021 Champion for Healthy Families Award by a coalition of healthcare professionals and community members.

August is National Immunization Awareness Month and the Oklahoma Alliance for Healthy Families is officially recognizing local advocates who work to promote vaccination in our state.

United for Good: Public Service Campaign Encouraged Vaccine to End Pandemic

OKLAHOMA CITY, March 10, 2021 -- The Oklahoma Alliance for Healthy Families (OAHF) announced “United for Good – Vax For Good,” a public service campaign launched to encourage Oklahomans to help end the pandemic by receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. 

The campaign is being funded thanks to an unprecedented partnership between OAHF, the Chickasaw Nation, the OKC-County Health Department, the Oklahoma State Medical Association, and all four Oklahoma City hospitals, including Integris, Mercy, OU Health and SSM Health St. Anthony. 

Proposed Health Department Rule Would Allow Further Spread of Vaccine Misinformation, Put Kids at Risk

Oklahoma City, Jan. 7, 2021 -- A group of medical professionals and advocates is sounding the alarm about proposed changes to vaccine rules at the Oklahoma State Department of Health. 

 

The change to administrative rule Title 310, Chapter 535 would remove an educational requirement for parents who want to refuse vaccines for their children, even if the children are enrolled in Oklahoma schools or childcare centers. The education requirement was put in place in 2020, but implementation was delayed due to the pandemic.

Health Care, Child Advocacy Groups Laud Stitt Support for New Vaccine Rules

 

Oklahoma City, June 26, 2020 - Governor Stitt signed new agency rules yesterday evening, including an upgrade to Oklahoma’s vaccine rules. Health Department Rule 535 will require parents to receive information about vaccines prior to getting a non-medical vaccine exemption for a minor child. 

The rules were passed in an effort to combat misinformation about vaccines frequently shared on social media. 

2020 Champion for Healthy Families Award

 

Oklahoma City, June 18, 2020  — Senator Greg McCortney, Representative Cynthia Roe and Representative Garry Mize have been chosen to receive the 2020 Champion for Healthy Families Award by a coalition of healthcare professionals and community members. 

 

“Sen. McCortney, Rep. Roe and Rep. Mize have all been fierce advocates for families in Oklahoma,” said Jacqueline McDaniel executive director of the Oklahoma Alliance for Health Families. “They have a sincere heart for protecting the most vulnerable among us, and we are pleased to present them with this award in recognition of their longstanding service.”

New Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Vaccines

Oklahoma City, Okla., Nov. 26, 2019 - Public polling results released today by the Oklahoma Alliance for Healthy Families show 96% of Oklahomans believe vaccines are effective at preventing disease. The statewide telephone poll, conducted of 1,039 Oklahomans from Oct. 15-21 by conservative pollster Chris Wilson, has a margin of error of +/-3. 

 

The Oklahoma Alliance for Healthy Families is a statewide coalition of public health experts and parents with the goal of improving the health of our schools, communities and families through education and engagement.

2022

August 9, 2022

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Immunize your children this back-to-school season to protect them Prevent illness in their grandparents and teachers

August 10, 2022

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Before going back to school, get back on track with routine childhood immunizations

February 10, 2022

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Protect your preteen against HPV, related cancers

August 21, 2022

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Letter: We can stop a resurgence of polio

2021

December 26, 2021

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Oklahoma attorney general’s vaccine claims ‘unconscionable’

September 2, 2021

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Alliance for Healthy Families responds to mask ruling

July 16, 2021

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Health care leaders push back against proposed ban on vaccine requirements in hospitals

February 24, 2021

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Point of View: Personal choices, public health — Eliminating mask mandates, vaccination standards is wrong for Oklahoma

January 13, 2021

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Opinion: Oklahoma vaccine rule should stay in place

January 7, 2021

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Medical groups criticize proposed Oklahoma Vaccine rule

November 18, 2021

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Truth at Tower Theatre

August 29, 2021

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Viewpoint: Any excuse against COVID vaccine is rooted in antithesis of love — indifference

June 8, 2021

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Five health risks to ask about at your next men’s health physical

February 10, 2021

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Immunization exemption causes stir in Oklahoma schools

January 12, 2021

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Why you should get the COVID-19 vaccination

September 30, 2021

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Faith leaders gather to discuss vaccines and religion

July 18, 2021

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Oklahoma is in the bottom 10 states for COVID-19 vaccines. Could politics be to blame?

May 28, 2021

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'Everyone needs to be vaccinated,' even teens, an Oklahoma doctor says

February 5, 2021

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Letter to the editor: Nurse opposes bill to change school vaccination guidelines

January 8, 2021

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Physicians group seeks support for vaccine education requirements before inoculation exemption

2020

December 31, 2020

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Guest Editorial: Show you care; get the COVID vaccine when you can

December 4, 2020

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GUEST COLUMN: Scientific standards will back vaccine

July 24, 2020

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Virtual or in-person classes this fall? Five factors to consider

March 19, 2020

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LETTER: Informed refusal of vaccines should be reality

December 12, 2020

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Long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine called turning point in state's fight against deadly virus

December 2, 2020

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Dr. Lamont Cavanagh: Have a holly, jolly (handwashing) holiday

June 24, 2020

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Mize Earns Champion for Healthy Families Award

March 1, 2020

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Point of View: Oklahomans should choose vaccination

December 7, 2020

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Jenkins: Vaccine is result of innovation, collaboration

July 29, 2020

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The decision to return to schools

2019

2018

December 09, 2018

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Letter to the Editor: Legislature needs to review health risks in ease of having unvaccinated children

August 02, 2018

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COLUMN: How to protect your child

December 05, 2018

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Physician Talks on Fighting the Flu

August 02, 2018

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Letter to the Editor

December 01, 2018

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Letter to the Editor

April 25, 2018

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Point of View: Immunizations produce a healthier Oklahoma

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