A rural community has experienced a significant outbreak of measles among children in the area. Nurses in this community would primarily be in contact with what agency in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)?
A) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
B) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
C) The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
D) National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ans: A
Feedback:
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is the agency to which communicable diseases are reported. This agency collects data and maintains statistics on diseases and their spread and supports research for controlling communicable diseases. The FDA, the HRSA, and the NIH do not share this mandate.
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