A colonist working in the public health sector in early colonial North America would likely have focused on
a. Establishing schools of nursing
b. Developing vaccines to administer to large numbers of people
c. Collecting vital statistics and improving sanitation
d. Developing public housing and almshouses
ANS: C
The other choices are events that happened after the colonial period.
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