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Policy changes alone won’t improve health outcomes

The Oklahoman Editorial | Modified: February 22, 2010 at 4:07 am | Published: February 22, 2010

photo - Terry L. Cline, Oklahoma Commissioner of Health, speaks during the Oklahoma Health Improvement Plan news conference in the Blue Room at the state Capitol in Oklahoma City, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009. Photo by Nate Billings

Terry L. Cline, Oklahoma Commissioner of Health, speaks during the Oklahoma Health Improvement Plan news conference in the Blue Room at the state Capitol in Oklahoma City, Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009. Photo by Nate Billings

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