A community health nurse is preparing for a presentation on disabilities and is planning to include information about Healthy People 2020 goals. When addressing these goals, the nurse identifies differences from the goals addressed by Healthy People 2000
Which of the following would the nurse identify as different? Select all that apply.
A) Rather than individuals with disabilities and/or chronic illnesses being defined by their limiting conditions, they are viewed as having the potential to meet and exceed health promotion and disease prevention goals set for the nation's population as a whole.
B) The approach to disability now emphasizes the principles of health promotion and disease prevention for those currently experiencing disabilities and/or chronic illness.
C) The goals for Healthy People 2000 have an entire section on disability and secondary conditions.
D) A growing realization that healthy life-years for persons with disabilities equate to decreased health costs at local, state, and national levels, just as they do for persons without disabilities.
Ans: A, B, D
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