Which task will be most helpful in meeting the public health agency's goals?
a. Complete staff evaluations in preparation for individual meetings to plan their agency and individual goals for the next year
b. Actively participate in community agencies' collaborative action plan to meet the community's health goals for the year
c. Meet with the college of nursing faculty to finalize student objectives and schedules for the next semester
d. Teach a free course in healthful living for community residents
ANS: B
Although all tasks may be necessary and important, intra-agency cooperation to meet the health goals of the community as a whole is more central to the agency's mission than other choices that meet the needs of individuals or groups rather than the community as a whole.
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