Study Gives Oklahoma D- on Women’s Health Issues

By Maureen Wurtz

A woman’s research group said that Oklahoma has seen the largest increase in poor mental health days for women.

Overall, the group gave Oklahoma a failing grade, D-, for health issues when it comes to women.

The ‘Institute for Women’s Policy Research’ studied different health issues when it comes to women, including heart disease mortality rates, breast cancer mortality rates, and lung cancer mortality rates.  Researchers also collected information on how many women had diabetes, chlamydia, and poor mental health days.

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