A community health nurse is completing a community assessment and needs to identify extracommunity and intracommunity health services. Which is the best source for this information?
A) Chamber of commerce
B) County health planning board
C) County health department
D) City health planning board
Ans: A
Extracommunity or intracommunity facilities are identified best through the chamber of commerce. Once these facilities are identified and grouped into categories, the city and county planning boards can provide specific information. To monitor, maintain, and promote the public's health, each state has a state health department and accompanying regional, county, and sometimes city health departments. The county and city health planning boards have information about health needs and practices.
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