This October the YMCA and Oklahoma City-County Health Department are teaming up to bring 5-2-1-0 to Oklahoma. A YMCA program to reduce childhood obesity, 5-2-1-0 stands for five servings of fruit or vegetables, two hours or less of television time, one hour or more of physical exercise, and zero sugary drinks per day. To celebrate […]
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Well and good
Wellness Now was allocated a little more than $3.5 million during the next five years from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Community Transformation Grants, said Vicki Monks, Oklahoma City-County Health Department public information officer. As one of the 61 regions awarded the grant, Oklahoma County will use the money to decrease chronic […]
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Roll call
Many organizations are hosting camps throughout the summer, so finding one that meets your summer schedule is as easy as A-B-C. Here is a sampling: HEY, Y NOT? The YMCA hosts both summer day camps, as well as specialty camps for families searching for either full-day, all-summer solutions or week-long camps. This year’s theme is […]
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An eye for Y
Yousef Khanfar grew up in Kuwait, raised by Palestinian refugees and mute at the age of 6. Concerned, his father took him into the sand dunes with a camera, hoping that if the boy was not willing to communicate with his mouth, perhaps he would with a camera. A lifelong obsession was born. Moving to […]