A nurse is using Healthy People 2020 as a guide to improve the health

A nurse is using Healthy People 2020 as a guide to improve the health and well-being of the community. Which of the following strategies would the nurse most likely implement?

a. Address the root causes of health problems
b. Choose one of the 28 focal areas for emphasis in funding and media attention
c. Concentrate on the goals of improving the quality of life
d. Continue funding expansion of the health care system
e. Expand efforts to put all medical records on electronic media

ESSAYBID ANSWER

ANS: A
The chapter emphasizes the need to go beyond individual lifestyle behaviors to the social, economic, political, and value-laden processes of daily life that affect health.