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July 14, 2020<\/p>\n
Oklahoma City Indian Clinic provides ways for youth to stay healthy and active this summer<\/em><\/p>\n OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City Indian Clinic (OKCIC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit clinic providing health and wellness services to American Indians in central Oklahoma, is offering summer virtual programs for Native youth.<\/p>\n As the novel coronavirus has created lockdowns and quarantines, many businesses, including OKCIC, are forced to find creative ways to provide services to clientele. One way OKCIC is doing this is by offering virtual youth summer programs.<\/p>\n \u201cThese virtual programs are a great way to introduce youth to nutrition and exercise activities while safely at home,\u201d Kelsey Tangney said, MS RD\/LD CCNP OKCIC Pediatric Dietitian. \u201cIt can be exciting to explore a new way to enjoy your summer with friends in a virtual environment.\u201d<\/p>\n Programs offered include:<\/p>\n Teaching Urban Roads to Lifestyle and Exercise (TURTLE) camp: This is a wellness camp that includes physical activity, nutrition and culture.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Kids in the Kitchen: This is a group directed towards teaching children about food safety, knife techniques and healthy cooking skills.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n \u201cCreating active and healthy activities for kids can motivate them to practice what they\u2019ve learned throughout the year,\u201d said Tangney.<\/p>\n OKCIC provides all of the needed supplies for pick-up at OKCIC when patients sign up for a program, including recipe ingredients for Kids in the Kitchen and activity packets for TURTLE camp.<\/p>\n To learn more, please contact hpdp@okcic.com<\/a> or visit OKCIC\u2019s website at www.okcic.com\/hpdp<\/a>.<\/p>\n About Oklahoma City Indian Clinic<\/strong> Oklahoma City Indian Clinic (OKCIC), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit clinic providing health and wellness services to American Indians in central Oklahoma, is offering summer virtual programs for Native youth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-updates"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7201"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7201\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7202,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7201\/revisions\/7202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/covid19\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
\nOklahoma City Indian Clinic was established in 1974 to provide excellent health care and\u00a0 wellness services to American Indians in central Oklahoma. The clinic staff cares for more than 20,000 patients from over 200 federally recognized tribes every year. American Indians can receive a range of services, including medical, dental, pediatrics, prenatal, pharmacy, optometry, physical fitness, nutrition, family programs and behavioral health services. For more information, please call (405) 948-4900 or visit www.okcic.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"