A student asks an instructor to explain population health management. What should the instructor respond to the student's question?
1. Focuses on health promotion.
2. Is designed to improve overall population health status.
3. Is designed to identify particular health risk groups.
4. Identifies illness prevention strategies.
Answer: 2
Explanation: 2. Population health management involves health promotion and illness prevention strategies at the aggregate level designed to improve overall population health status. Population health focuses on more than health management. It identifies more than health risk groups. It also does more than identify illness prevention strategies.
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