Health promotion programs focus on
a. Reducing the cost of health care.
b. Controlling risk factors for disease.
c. Immunizations.
d. Occupational health programs.
ANS: A
Health promotion programs lower the overall costs of health care by reducing the incidence of disease, minimizing complications, and thus reducing the need to use more expensive health care resources. In contrast, preventive care is more disease oriented and is focused on reducing and controlling risk factors for disease through activities such as immunization and occupational health programs.
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