Jillian Taylor
StateImpact Oklahoma: Health ReporterJillian Taylor has been StateImpact Oklahoma's health reporter since August 2023.
Previously, Jillian was an intern at The Frontier and Tulsa World. She has a degree in journalism from the University of Oklahoma with a minor in diversity studies. While at OU, Jillian served as editor-in-chief of the OU Daily.
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Data from the American Dental Association estimates a nearly $507 million price tag over five years in dental care costs for Oklahomans if fluoride were removed from community water systems. -
More Oklahoma children are entering kindergarten with exemptions from vaccines. -
More than 1.2 million pounds of food have been delivered through 55 hospital- and clinic-based food pantries since 2020. -
An address for a nonprofit that oversees millions of dollars in state money to support abortion alternatives is an unassuming brick suburban house in Oklahoma City. -
The Trump administration is withholding tens of millions in federal family planning money, impacting organizations in Oklahoma as of Tuesday. -
The Oklahoma Health Care Authority board heard updates on Oklahoma’s managed Medicaid program and the agency’s 2025 legislative asks. It also voted to revise OHCA's policy on payment and coverage for abortions. -
Oklahoma medical students are working with the State Medical Association to propose a measure that would expand coverage of prostate cancer screening under Medicaid. -
The goal of the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust grant funding is to “provide communities with resources to create lasting health improvements.” -
OU received a $17.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to work with tribal nations to address disparities in cancer outcomes. -
Oklahoma higher ed workers navigate gaps in paid parental leave: lawmakers say it’s time to fix thatA growing list of Oklahoma colleges and universities are offering their workers paid parental leave. But it’s still a minority. The momentum comes after Oklahoma mandated maternity leave for state employees and teachers.
