National Immunization Awareness Month (August, 2023)
Key Facts According to the World Health Organization (WHO): Raising Awareness for Immunizations August is National Immunization Month, a time to highlight the importance of vaccination for people of all ages. With school quickly approaching, it’s time to check immunizations records to see if your kids are up to date. Vaccines protect us from dangerous preventable diseases like Chickenpox, Flu, […]
Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month
Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month It is not only older people who are affected by arthritis. Arthritis affects your joints and other organs and kids can get it too. Arthritis attacks the immune system and gets worse left untreated. Common Types of Juvenile Arthritis
Group B Strep Disease in Babies
Group B Strep Disease in Babies According to the World Health Organization (WHO), each year nearly 20 million pregnant women carry group B strep (GBS). Although GBS is harmless for most pregnant individuals, it can be extremely serious when it passes to babies during pregnancy, childbirth or in the early weeks of life. Not all […]
June is Men’s Health Month
Men’s Health Month aims to encourage boys and men to take charge of their overall health by implementing healthy living decisions. The Six Plays for Men’s Health are:
June is Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month
Alzheimer’s Awareness Month aims to raise public awareness about Alzheimer’s disease and its impact on individuals, families, and communities. The month is an opportunity to educate people about the signs and symptoms of the disease, the risk factors, and the importance of early detection and diagnosis. Memory loss that disrupts daily life may be a symptom of […]
Struggling With Pollen Season?
According to an article by Russel Mills dated May 7, 2023 for KRMG, A recent study by researchers at the University of Utah School of Biological Sciences indicates that the spring pollen season begins earlier, and lasts longer, than it did in 1990. If accurate, that’s terrible news for allergy sufferers across the nation. Oklahoma […]
May is Mental Health Awareness Month
The month of May is Mental Health Awareness month. YOUR MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS. Do you need help? First, determine how much your symptoms interfere with your daily life. Do I have mild symptoms that have lasted for less than 2 weeks? Are you feeling down or have trouble sleeping? Is it impacting my ability […]
Oklahoma will soon be required to restart all eligibility reviews for all soonercare members
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, routine SoonerCare eligibility renewals were paused as part of the Public Health Emergency (PHE). Medicaid agencies were required to continue health care coverage for members, even if their eligibility changed. This means members could continue being covered by SoonerCare during the PHE, even if they no longer qualified. However, Oklahoma was […]
