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2004 Alternate: State Emergency Operations Center Mapper Within 15 to 30 minutes after impending and current disaster information is received in the emergency operations center, the data is available online statewide to emergency responders and the public. 2004 Finalist: Self-Directed Work Teams The Florida Board of Nursing uses these teams to streamline the process for licensing nurses, assign work, solve problems, improve communications and improve performance at the board’s offices. These teams reduced the time it takes to process a license from 33 days to an average of 14.2 days, which has lowered personnel costs for the board, reduced customer complaints and increased the supply of nurses in Florida during a critical shortage. 2004 Finalist: Florida Initiative in Telehealth and Education In a partnership between the University of Florida’s Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and the Children’s Medical Services Network in Daytona Beach, this program provides telemedicine clinics for children with diabetes and endocrinopathies. 2003 Finalist: Civil Workflow Control System Devised to provide advanced technology to non-criminal justice agencies, this system allows users to electronically “scan” fingerprints and enter information to request criminal history record checks. 2003 Finalist: Florida: A Healthy State This public-private collaboration is designed to address the critical health care needs of the state’s Medicaid population suffering from diabetes, hypertension, heart failure and asthma. The initiative is investing in the care of Florida’s chronically ill population through three distinct programs on disease management, health literacy and medical product donations. Through cooperation between the Florida Division of Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, this program allows the use of “global match” in lieu of cash match for disaster recovery funds from FEMA. It provides a creative and effective way for greater leveraging of existing efforts by state and local governments in pursuit of disaster relief and related projects. Have an innovative program in your state? Apply for an Innovations award! |
THE COUNCIL OF STATE GOVERNMENTS 
State News Trivia
In the United States, 84.2 percent of citizens were covered by health insurance in 2006, according to the 2008 Book of the States, published by The Council of State Governments. Which state has the highest percentage of residents covered by health insurance? Which state had the lowest percentage?
States Address Dropout Problems
Stateline Midwest examines policy strategies in Illinois, Michigan and Ohio to address those states' high school dropout problems.
CSG/ERC Supports Increases in LIHEAP
In the face of rising energy prices, which put an increased burden on low-income families throughout the U.S., The Council of State Governments/Eastern Regional Conference is supporting increased funding for low-income heating assistance program.
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