Oversees licensing and regulation and has initiatives for minorities and people with disabilities.

• A. Florida Center for Nursing
• B. Florida Board of Nursing
• C. Department of Health
• D. Agency for Health Care Administration

Answer: (C)

In Florida, the state health department is the umbrella agency that oversees the licensure and regulation of health professionals through its regulatory boards, and it also runs public health initiatives. The department supports programs aimed at improving health access and equity, including initiatives for minorities and people with disabilities. That combination—licensing/regulation carried out through its boards and public health equity initiatives—fits the description in the prompt.

The other options don’t fit as well. A center focused on nursing workforce development isn’t a licensing authority, and while a nursing board handles licensure, it operates under the Department of Health rather than as the overarching agency itself. The Agency for Health Care Administration regulates health care facilities and payment programs, not the licensure of individual nurses.