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An integral part of ensuring quality of life for all Oklahomans, and in turn a prosperous future for our families and state, is a comprehensive public health system dedicated to promoting a healthier Oklahoma. Numerous departments and agencies function in a collaborative manner to achieve this goal. Here you will find multiple resources to aid in learning more about available resources to enhance the well-being of all Oklahomans.

Dr. Terry Cline
Secretary of Health

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The world's first installed parking meter was in Oklahoma City, on July 16, 1935. Carl C. Magee, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is generally credited with originating the parking meter. He filed for a patent for a "coin controlled parking meter" on May 13, 1935.

Oklahoma has more man-made lakes than any other state, with over one million surface acres of water and 2,000 more miles of shoreline than the Atlantic and Gulf coasts combined.