PHC in the United States:
a. has dramatically improved since the pas-sage of the Declaration of Alma Ata.
b. focuses on the use of government-funded insurance programs.
c. lacks community participation and a mul-tidisciplinary health care delivery team.
d. utilizes Preferred Provider Organizations to meet needs of the citizens.
ANS: C
Although PHC has been endorsed by the United States, it faces many challenges. PHC empha-sizes broad strategies, community participation, self-reliance, and a multidisciplinary health care delivery team; however, this is not the primary method of health care delivery in the United States.
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