Which action would probably result in the largest change in health care outcomes for Americans?
a. Establish large numbers of scholarships for education of nurses, physicians, and other health care providers
b. Fund a one-time extremely large stimulus to allow all health care providers and agencies to create and integrate computer network systems for client health care records
c. Increase funding for hospitals and medical centers to expand their neighborhood clinics
d. Redirect a large portion of federal funding from acute care to health promotion activities
ANS: D
Of the choices given, health promotion activities would make the largest difference. Increased expenditures on acute care will not notably change the health of the population, whereas funding that addresses health promotion such as education and safe environments would improve the health of the aggregate.
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