A community health nurse reviews Healthy People 2020 when considering the health needs that will be addressed in the community. Which goal would the nurse find in this document?
a. Promote healthy behaviors for children.
b. Cure cancer.
c. Eliminate health disparities.
d. Provide primary care to all citizens.
ANS: C
Elimination of preventable disease, disability, injury, premature death; achievement of health equity; elimination of health disparities; and creation of social and physical environments that will promote good health and healthy development and behavior at every stage of life are the four major goals cited in Healthy People 2020.
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