The community health nurse is trying to locate information about specific programs of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Which program identifies objectives for the nation?
A) Dietary Guidelines for Americans
B) Healthy People
C) Healthy Communities, Worksites, and Schools
D) National Health Information Center
Ans: B
Dietary Guidelines for Americans is published with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and identifies federally mandated nutrition education activities. Healthy People was launched in 1979; it guides efforts to identify objectives for the nation. Healthy Communities, Worksites, and Schools is a coalition for healthier cities and communities that focuses on ways that communities can adapt the national Healthy People objectives for local use. National Health Information Center is a central health information service for consumers and professionals.
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