A nurse has attended a seminar covering the objectives of Healthy People 2020 . Upon returning to the clinic, the nurse is asked what the clinic could do differently to meet the objectives. Which of the following would be an appropriate answer?
A) Regularly measure BMI at each visit.
B) Provide nutritional counseling with each visit.
C) Determine food insecurity with each visit.
D) Provide clients with food journals to return for evaluation.
A
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Healthy People 2020 is a set of goals to promote health and reduce chronic disease. One of these goals is to increase the proportion of primary care physicians who regularly measure the body mass index of their clients. The other options are not actual goals to complete at each visit.
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