Public health interventions are implemented with:
a. Legislators, policy makers, and community leaders
b. Individuals and families, communities, and systems
c. Children, adolescents, and adults
d. Health departments, public health agencies, and visiting nurses associations
B
It is important to know that public health nurses work with individuals and families, communities, and systems. The other answers may have true parts, but the second option lists the overall groups where public health nurses are intervening.
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