NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release
	Contact: Pam Williams, OSDH Office of Communications 405.271.5601 PamelaW@health.ok.gov Mark Mitchell, OK.gov 405.524.3468 Ext. 120 mark.mitchell@www.ok.gov

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OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. – March 7, 2008 – The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) has launched a new redesigned Web site with a focus on creating a one-stop public health information center for the citizens of Oklahoma.  The redesigned Web site replaces the agency’s old Web site using the services of OK.gov, the state’s official Web portal.

“We are excited about the potential services this new redesigned Web site will allow us to provide the citizens of Oklahoma,” said Secretary of Health and Commissioner of Health Dr. Mike Crutcher.

The newly designed OSDH Public Health Information Portal, www.health.ok.gov, offers a more professional Web presence to the public with many new and improved user-friendly features including the following:

• User-oriented navigation system helping citizens find what they need quickly.
• Improved search engine function through OK.gov’s Google search application.
• Print and e-mail buttons on Web pages for quicker processing of information.
• Improved graphics and cleaner layout enhancing readability and promoting a consistent look and feel throughout the site.

Upcoming features of the OSDH Public Health Information Portal will include credit card payment modules, which will allow citizens the ability to pay for many health department services online.

About the Oklahoma State Department of Health
The Oklahoma State Department of Health, through its system of local health services delivery, is ultimately responsible for protecting and improving the public's health status through strategies that focus on preventing disease.

About OK.gov
OK.gov (www.OK.gov) built and manages the official Web site for the state of Oklahoma and partners with state and local entities to bring new government services online. OK.gov is managed by the Oklahoma Office of State Finance and eGovernment firm NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV).

About NIC
NIC manages more eGovernment services than any provider in the world. The company helps government communicate more effectively with citizens and businesses by putting essential services online. NIC provides eGovernment solutions for 2,600 state and local agencies that serve more than 69 million people in the United States. Additional information is available at www.nicusa.com.

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