The first State of the State’s Health Report was issued by the Oklahoma State Board of Health in 1997.
That report served to provide an assessment of the general health status of Oklahomans and to fulfill the
assessment function of public health for the state based upon the 1988 Institute of Medicine Report
supporting such a role. Now; many indicators related to health are displayed through this interactive area of OK2SHARE.
With this new site we hope to better explain how various health outcomes and behaviors affect the
overall health status of Oklahoma residents in a user friendly format. The information (grades and data)
provided are to help identify patterns that occur across the state, over time, and within particular groups.
The State of the State Health indicators are presented at the state and county levels. Annual or bi-annual
data is presented from 2005 to the most recent year available (varies by indicator). Demographic characteristics
are presented for most indicators with some Oklahoma region data also preseted where available.