A nursing student is listening to a lecture on poor health outcomes. Based on research by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), the instructor says that less knowledge of chronic disease management, performance of fewer health promotion activities,
low usage of the health-care system, and less use of preventative services are due to:
A. Low health literacy
B. Poor insurance
C. Limited access to medical services
D. Few prevention programs
ANS: A
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