A community health nurse is developing a workshop on health promotion and development for a group of school-aged children. The nurse would incorporate which goal into the development of this workshop?
A) Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups.
B) Promote healthy development and healthy behaviors across every stage of life.
C) Increase quality and years of a healthy life.
D) Eliminate health disparities.
Ans: B
Healthy People 2010 identified two broad goals: eliminate health disparities and increase quality and years of healthy life. Healthy People 2020 identifies four overarching goals: eliminate preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death; achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups; create social and physical environments that promote good health for all; and promote healthy development and healthy behaviors across every stage of life. Promoting healthy development and healthy behaviors across every stage of life apply to the development and focus of the workshop on health promotion. The school community is an ideal center for health promotion activities.
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