How does Healthy People 2020 address persons with disabilities?
a. Suggests specific therapies and techniques for working with this population
b. Recognizes disabled individuals as pro-ductive citizens
c. Recommends the development of com-munity health centers
d. Emphasizes increased access to services for this population
ANS: D
Healthy People 2020 has a greater emphasis on increasing access to services that can increase in-dependence and foster community living. Healthy People 2020 does not suggest specific thera-pies or techniques, recognize disabled individuals as productive or nonproductive citizens, or recommend the development of community health centers.
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