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hemAmericanmpeoplem in mthemtwenty-mfirstmcentury?
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a. Bioterrorismmandmglobalmhealthmthreats
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Centered Health Care in the Community 11th Edition by
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anhope:mPublicmHealthmNursing:mPopulation-
Centeredm Healthm Carem in mthem Community,m 11thm Edition
MULTIPLEmCHOICE
1. Whatmismthemprimarymfocusmtombemaddressedmconcerningmthemimprovementmofmthemhealth ofmt 9i
hemAmericanmpeoplem in mthemtwenty-mfirstmcentury?
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a. Bioterrorismmandmglobalmhealthmthreats
b. Deliverymofmindividualmcaremandmhygiene
c. Themneedmformincreasedmhospitalmandmacutemcare
d. Chronicmdiseasemandmdisabilitymmanagement
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femctions,msuch asmthemavian flu.mThesemthreatsmwillmdivertmhealth caremfundsmandmresourcesmf
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estmdescribesmthembasismformthismconcern?
a. Bioterrorismmhasmthempotentialmtomdissolvemcommunity-basedmprograms.
b. ThismthreatmcouldmcauseNthUeRheSaI
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reBsy.sC mMtomcollapse.
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c. Themthreatmmaymdivertmfundsm frommothermpublicmsafetymhealthmcaremprograms.
d. Fearmofmbioterrorismmwillmincreasemthemneedmformshelters.
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hemAffordablemCaremAct?
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d. Workingmin mlawmenforcementmtomregulatemhealthmandmensuremsafety
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c. Keeping trackmof m alternativemtherapiesminmuseminmthemUnitedmStates
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d. Keeping snakemantivenommatmthemCentersmformDiseasemControl m andmPrevention m
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in m Atlanta
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