The 2014 Midwest American State Litter Scorecard
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Description and ranking of public spaces conditions, of nine Midwest Pac States (MN, IA, MO, WI, IL, KY, MI, IN, OH), gleaned from results of the 2014 American State Litter Scorecard.
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Steve Spacek
[The American State Litter Scorecard]
Midwest Public Affairs Conference
Indiana-Purdue University
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Saturday March 29, 2014
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Community Health Assessment 5
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Community Health Assessment
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Introduction
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Existing Resources
Some of the available national, regional and local resources found in Manhattan borough to help in battling elderly pressure ulcer are:
Educational institutions
Regional and local community leaders
Federally funded Health Care Centers
Regional Public Health Networks
Local & regional hospitals
Department of Health and Human Services
State & local police departments
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Strengths and weaknesses
A notable shortcoming that may be a hindrance with executing a public wellbeing program on pressure ulcers is the absence of familiarity as well as knowledge with the etiology of the pressure ulcer development, particularly at the community setting. Non-proficient care pr ...
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2024: The FAR - Federal Acquisition Regulations, Part 40
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
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About Potato, The scientific name of the plant is Solanum tuberosum (L).
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Combined Illegal, Unregulated and Unreported (IUU) Vessel List.
The best available, up-to-date information on all fishing and related vessels that appear on the illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing vessel lists published by Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs) and related organisations. The aim of the site is to improve the effectiveness of the original IUU lists as a tool for a wide variety of stakeholders to better understand and combat illegal fishing and broader fisheries crime.
To date, the following regional organisations maintain or share lists of vessels that have been found to carry out or support IUU fishing within their own or adjacent convention areas and/or species of competence:
Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)
Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT)
General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM)
Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)
International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC)
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO)
North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC)
North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC)
South East Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (SEAFO)
South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO)
Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA)
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)
The Combined IUU Fishing Vessel List merges all these sources into one list that provides a single reference point to identify whether a vessel is currently IUU listed. Vessels that have been IUU listed in the past and subsequently delisted (for example because of a change in ownership, or because the vessel is no longer in service) are also retained on the site, so that the site contains a full historic record of IUU listed fishing vessels.
Unlike the IUU lists published on individual RFMO websites, which may update vessel details infrequently or not at all, the Combined IUU Fishing Vessel List is kept up to date with the best available information regarding changes to vessel identity, flag state, ownership, location, and operations.
World Food Safety Day 2024- Communication-toolkit.
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The 2014 Midwest American State Litter Scorecard
- 1. The 2014 Midwest American State Litter Scorecard Steve Spacek [The American State Litter Scorecard] Midwest Public Affairs Conference Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Indiana Saturday March 29, 2014 COPYRIGHT 2014 S. Spacek Public Service Consulting. NOT FOR COMMERCIAL USE
- 2. INTRODUCTION Illegal littering and dumping, found frequently on or near transportation paths, creates danger to public safety and health. 800+ Americans DIE EACH YEAR in vehicle collisions with un-removed roadway debris. Over 200 of those total deaths occur inside the nine-state Midwest Pac region alone. Michigan had the most of these deaths (32) in FY 2011, but Wisconsin and Kentucky tie for being the “highest chance” Midwest Pac states “TO DIE” die from these crashes, same year. Since 2008, The American State Litter Scorecard approximates each states overall public spaces and environmental quality through tried-and-true, hard-to-obtain measures, resulting in a total jurisdictional score. Policy makers, public administrators and citizens are ever more involved in effectuating “green” outcomes--satisfactory public spaces waste removals are mandated in all 9 Midwest Pac and the other 41 states.
- 3. SYNOPSIS OF RESULTS For 2014, Iowa has been deemed the overall top BEST state in the Midwest Pac Region, with Missouri a newcomer. They are now THE two foremost, tidiest governments in America’s heartland. Indiana led the bottom—the ultimate WORST, and dirtiest—and a repeat offender! in the Midwest Pac, followed by (also) repeat-offending Kentucky (#1 national WORST in 2011 Scorecard). Michigan is heartland America’s new anti-ecological maverick, overtaking Illinois’ 2011-2013 bragging rights, to now be the Midwest’s greatest inhabited, public surface pollution regime!
- 4. Condition Status Map, 9-State Midwest Pac (2014) BEST: IA, MO; ABOVE AVERAGE: MN (in Green) AVERAGE: WI (in White) BELOW AVERAGE: IL, OH (in Yellow); WORST: IN, KY, MI (in Red) #1 Midwest Pac BEST: Gov. Terry Branstad, Iowa #1 Midwest Pac WORST: Gov.Mike Pence, Indiana
- 5. Government Improvement Recommendations for 9-state Midwest PAC Region-Page One --Adopt Litter-reducing, State-Specific, Anti-Litter Slogans for INDIANA, KENTUCKY, MICHIGAN, OHIO, WISCONSIN, MINNESOTA. --More Public SPACES Waste Receptacles: Detroit, Chicago, Indy, Gary, St. Louis, Louisville, Dayton. --Crack down on severe urban young male gang littering in Chicago, Detroit, other HIGh-URBAN jurisdictions. --Implement litter reporting hotlines in Indiana, Michigan, Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin. --Publish litter laws and fines inside licensed driver handbooks issued in Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan.
- 6. Government Improvement Recommendations for 9-state Midwest PAC Region-Page Two --Vastly improve state roadway maintenance routines: InDOT; KY Trans. Cabinet; MDOT; ODOT. --Adopt Over-sighted Cleanliness, Appearance Standards for ALL STATES public property litter/dumping pickups --Compel Container Deposits, Comprehensive Recycling rules in Midwest PAC states lacking these. --Reduce vehicle-debris accident deaths in Kentucky, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio, Missouri. --Reduce State Employee Corruption “Risks” in Michigan and Ohio. --Six States Prime Candidate for Comprehensive Litter Study: INDIANA, MICHIGAN, ILLINOIS, WISCONSIN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI.
- 7. Illegal Littering/Dumping Breeds Diseases; KILLS Humans, Pets, Landscapes!! Copyright 2014, S. Spacek Public Service Consulting. NOT FOR COMMERCIAL USE. Check Out!! the Am. State Litter Scorecard MONTHLY WEBSITE: litterscorecard.bellstrike.com