A nurse is assigned to care for clients at the local health department. Which should the nurse identify as a primary goal of the local health department?
A) Investigate disease outbreaks
B) Decrease the potential for illness
C) Inspect meat and other foods
D) Improve the health of pregnant women
A
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The health departments at a local level investigate disease outbreaks. The goal of primary healthcare is to decrease the potential for illness. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is responsible for meat and other food inspections. The goal of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children is to improve the health of pregnant women.
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