HEALTH NOTES
Kids camp confronts grief
Calm Waters will offer its annual summer camp for children recovering from a loss due to death or divorce July 17 to 19. Camp Courage meets from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. each of the three days. It is open to children ages 8 to 18 who want to express their feelings through art. For more information, go to www.calmwaters.org.
Free sunscreen is available
Stephenson Cancer Center donated 20 sunscreen dispensers for the public on city property and at the Oklahoma City Zoo. The dispensers are filled with sunscreen that has at least 30 SPF and protects against both types of harmful ultraviolet rays. The dispensers are in the following locations:
• Oklahoma City Zoo
• Clubhouses at the Hefner, Earlywine, Trosper, Stewart and Lincoln Park golf courses
• Playgrounds at Memorial Park, Earlywine Park, Wiley Post Park, Stars and Stripes Park, Wheeler Park, Douglass Park, Edwards Park, Southlakes Park, Southern Oaks Park and Woodson Park
To request a sunscreen pump or donate to the effort, email Ashley-watts@ouhsc.edu.
Free dental day offered for vets
Oklahoma Family Dentistry will offer free dental care for veterans on July 20. Registration starts at 6:30 a.m., with treatment available from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 712 N Broadway in Tecumseh. Overnight camping to save a place in line isn’t allowed.
Each veteran can receive one filling, extraction or teeth cleaning. For more information, call 405-777-6282.
Ideas sought on WIC plan
The state Health Department is taking comments on the state’s plan for the Women, Infants and Children nutrition program. About 75,000 people in Oklahoma participate in WIC. The program is open to families with incomes below 185 percent of the poverty line, or $38,443 for a family of three.
Comments are due July 31. Send them to Terry Bryce, director of WIC services, 2401 NW 23, Suite 70, Oklahoma City, 73107, or email TerryB@health.ok.gov.