TestBank- JA
Public Health Nursing
JA JA
: Population-
JA
Centered Health Care in
the Community
JA
by Marcia Stanhope and Jeanette Lancaster
JA JA JA JA JA
11th Edition
JA
,Chapter 01: Public Health Foundations and Population Health
JA JA JA JA JA JA JA
Stanhope: Public Health Nursing: Population-
JA JA JA JA
Centered Health Care in the Community, 11th Edition
JA JA JA JA JA JA JA
MULTIPLEJACHOICE
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Public Health Nursing
JA JA
: Population-
JA
Centered Health Care in
the Community
JA
by Marcia Stanhope and Jeanette Lancaster
JA JA JA JA JA
11th Edition
JA
,Chapter 01: Public Health Foundations and Population Health
JA JA JA JA JA JA JA
Stanhope: Public Health Nursing: Population-
JA JA JA JA
Centered Health Care in the Community, 11th Edition
JA JA JA JA JA JA JA
MULTIPLEJACHOICE
1. WhatJAisJAtheJAprimaryJAfocusJAtoJAbeJAaddressedJAconcerningJAtheJAimprovementJAofJAtheJAhealthJAofJAth
eJAAmericanJApeopleJAinJAtheJAtwenty-firstJAcentury?
a. BioterrorismJAandJAglobalJAhealthJAthreats
b. DeliveryJAofJAindividualJAcareJAandJAhygiene
c. TheJAneedJAforJAincreasedJAhospitalJAandJAacuteJAcare
d. ChronicJAdiseaseJAandJAdisabilityJAmanagement
CORRECTJAANSWER:JAA
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