Pediatric Health Care Provision in Rural Oklahoma: A Disaster in Waiting

Oklahoma, the famed Sooner State, is home to an estimated 4,019,800 people and is known for its cowboy culture, Native American heritage, energy, agriculture, and Route 66.The picturesque south-central plains are located in Tornado Alley and endure extreme heat, ice storms, earthquakes, flooding, thunderstorms, and tornados on an almost annual basis.Oklahoma is also no stranger to human-induced disasters, including the Trail of Tears, the Tulsa race massacre, and the Oklahoma City bombing, which have scarred the collective memory.