Which of the following best describes the first efforts at improving community health?
a. Environmental planning of water and sewer systems
b. Mass community immunizations
c. Passing laws requiring quarantine of infected persons
d. Segregation of ships from harbors until the harbormaster checked the sailors
ANS: A
The first communitywide efforts toward improving health were environmental planning for water and sewer systems. Mass community immunizations, laws regarding quarantine, and segregation of ships were not among the first efforts to improve community health.
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