Health People 2010 lists 467 objectives designed to serve as a roadmap for improving the health of all people in the United States during the first decade of the twenty-first century. The two main goals are to increase the quality of life and to
1. Cure all illness
2. Cure cancer
3. Eliminate health disparities
4. Provide primary care to all citizens
ANS: 3
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When assessing a community from a developmental framework, what data must the nurse seek to determine?
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