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Executive SummaryIntroductionExplore the Health of Women, Children and InfantsFindingsThe Health of Women and Children between StatesThe Health of Women and Children within StatesHealthy Communities for ChildrenClinical Preventive Services for ChildrenRacial Disparities in Measures of MortalityVariations in SmokingMeasures of Women's HealthBehaviors | Measures of Women’s HealthCommunity & Environment | Measures of Women’s HealthPolicy | Measures of Women’s HealthClinical Care | Measures of Women’s HealthOutcomes | Measures of Women’s HealthMeasures of Infants' HealthBehaviors | Measures of Infants’ HealthCommunity & Environment | Measures of Infants’ HealthPolicy | Measures of Infants’ HealthClinical Care | Measures of Infants’ HealthOutcomes | Measures of Infants’ HealthMeasures of Children's HealthBehaviors | Measures of Children’s HealthCommunity & Environment | Measures of Children’s HealthPolicy | Measures of Children’s HealthClinical Care | Measures of Children’s HealthOutcomes | Measures of Children’s HealthState Summaries
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Oklahoma
2016 Health of Women and Children Report
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State Findings: Oklahoma, 2016, 2016 Health Of Women And Children Report
Strengths
- Low prevalence of excessive drinking in women
- Low prevalence of alcohol during pregnancy
- Low prevalence of drug or alcohol dependence or abuse in children
Challenges
- High prevalence of lifetime intimate partner violence in women
- High neonatal mortality rate
- High prevalence of adverse childhood experiences
Highlights
- Oklahoma has room for improvement in measures of community & environment, ranking in the bottom 20 in all measures except infant child care cost (12th) and protective home environment for children ages 0 to 5 (23rd).
- It ranks 47th in women's health with the most room for improvement in community & environment (47th) and clinical care (46th).
- The state ranks in the top 5 in excessive drinking among women and alcohol consumption during pregnancy.
- Despite ranking 1st in youth drug or alcohol dependence or abuse, Oklahoma ranks 49th in youth tobacco use.
- Oklahoma ranks 49th in teen births and 42nd in teen suicide.
WEBSITE: oklahoma.gov/health
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