A nurse is using the Healthy People 2020 to establish goals for the community. Which goal is priority?
a. Reduce health care costs.
b. Increase life expectancy.
c. Provide services close to where patients live.
d. Isolate patients to prevent the spread of disease.
ANS: B
The overall goals of Healthy People 2020 are to increase life expectancy and quality of life and eliminate health disparities through an improved delivery of health care services. It does not focus on reducing health care costs, providing services close to where patients live, or isolating patients to prevent the spread of disease.
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