The Healthy Communities and Cities initiative supports the idea that:
a. healthy cities and communities must be both environmentally and socially sus-tainable.
b. healthy public policy is the responsibility of elected officials.
c. physical environments cannot be changed, thus strategies must be developed in order to cope with them.
d. the World Health Organization (WHO) is the primary source of information for cit-ies.
ANS: A
Healthy cities and communities must be both environmentally and socially sustainable through a strategy of primary care. Healthy public policy should involve collaboration at all levels. Sup-portive environments should be created. The WHO originally began this movement, but now sharing occurs among those participating in this initiative.
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