An approach to making health care more readily available to certain populations by implementing health education,
counseling, or support services in places where people normally congregate (such as places of worship, schools, workplaces, and community centers) is called:
1. Case finding
2. Wrap-around services
3. Outreach
4. Comprehensive services
ANS: 3
Outreach is an approach to making health care more readily available to certain populations.
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