As in Healthy People 2010, what are the two primary goals of Healthy People 2020? (Select all that apply.)
a. Eliminate health disparities
b. Expand health promotion activities in every community
c. Improve funding, including diverting funds from other priorities to health care
d. Improve health outcomes measures to be more consistent with other developed nations' outcomes
e. Increase quality and years of healthy life
f.
Reduce mortality and morbidity figures nationwide
ANS: A, E
As published, the two goals are to increase quality and years of healthy life and eliminate health disparities. Expanding health promotion activities in every community, improving funding and improving health outcomes, and reducing mortality and morbidity are not the primary goals of Healthy People 2020.
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