The nurse who compares the rate of teenage pregnancy in various areas of the city is practic-ing the public health core function of:

1. Assurance
2. Assessment
3. Prevention
4. Policy development


2
Assessment refers to systematic data collection, which this nurse is doing for teenage pregnancy.

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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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