Which objective meets Healthy People 2020 disaster preparedness goals of addressing preparation, prevention, response, and recovery?
A) Develop and maintain a workforce for national health campaigns.
B) Ensure timely and effective communications.
C) Evaluate quality improvement.
D) Ensure national security.
Ans: B
Healthy People 2020 has identified a national preparedness goal: "Improve the Nation's ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from a major health incident." To address this goal, Healthy People 2020 created related objectives to address preparation, prevention, response, and recovery: develop and maintain the workforce needed for national health security; ensure timely and effective communications; ensure prevention or mitigation of environmental and other emerging threats to health. These objectives were derived from National Health Security Strategy of the United States of America (NHSS), which stresses the importance of cross-border and global partnerships.
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