A nurse is working with the local government to determine where best to spend money obtained from a new funding program. The nurse is looking for particularly vulnerable communities
Which of the following communities might be best served by the increased funding?
A. A primarily Hispanic community that is rich in culture and community
B. A low socioeconomic Caucasian community that is facing abnormally high levels of lung cancer
C. A middle class African American community with an obesity rate of 15 percent
D. An upper class community where there is an outbreak of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
ANS: B
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