Population-focused interventions are often implemented to meet the needs of the communities. The CNS wishes to use this approach. Which of the following is an example of this type of intervention?
1. Setting up a health fair with nursing students at a local university to take blood pressures and do diabetic screening for a group of migrant workers
2. Teaching a new mother how to breastfeed
3. Doing physical examinations on preschool children at the clinic one at a time
4. Contacting local officials about the rise in crime in one area of the city
ANS: 1
Setting up a health fair with nursing students at a local university is an example of a population-focused intervention.
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