The local nursing program has opened a nurse-run health clinic. Services at the clinic will be available to poor, minority families who have not benefited from the services that have been accessible in their community.
The nursing program is primarily addressing which of the goals of Healthy People 2020? a. Create social and physical environments that promote good health for al
b. Attain high
quality, long lives free of preventable diseases, disability, injury, andpremature death.
c. Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups.
d. Promote quality of life, healthy development and healthy behaviors across all life stages.
C
The nursing program is addressing the Healthy People 2020 goal of achieving health equity,
eliminating disparities, and improving the health of all groups. This nurse-run clinic will address the
health disparities that exist. Research has documented that the needs of poor, minority individuals
have not been sufficiently addressed.
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