Report022101 - Oklahoma State Department of Health

News Memo

For Release: February 21, 2001
Contact: Dick Gunn
405/271-5601

The State of the State’s Health Report to be Released Tomorrow

What:	Briefing for members of the news media and policy makers on the Oklahoma State Board of Health’s fifth annual state health “report card” -- the State of the State’s Health.
When:	Thursday, February 22, 2001, 10 a.m.
Where:	State Capitol Blue Room
Find Out:	Why do Oklahomans die from the leading causes of death at a higher rate than the rest of the nation? What solutions can be implemented *now* to tackle these problems?
Featuring	Jay A. Gregory, MD, President, State Board of Health Gordon H. Deckert, MD, Chair, Policy Committee, State Board of Health Robert J. Weedn, MD, President, Oklahoma State Medical Association Valerie Williams, Chair, Oklahoma Turning Point Council Jerry Regier, Acting Director, Oklahoma State Department of Health and Secretary of Health and Human Services
Background:	Since 1997, the Oklahoma State Board of Health has released an annual State of the State’s Health report, which provides an assessment of the general health status of Oklahomans.