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danielfitts88 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

A patient has a family history of cardiac disease and has maintained lifestyle changes as a preventive measure. Within the overall perspective of perceived susceptibility, what is this patient demonstrating?

1. Taking action
2. Perceived seriousness
3. Perceived benefits
4. Changing modifying factors.

Question 2

What is the Healthy People 2020 goal for health disparities?

1. Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups.
2. Reduce health disparities among Americans.
3. Eliminate health disparities among Americans.
4. Recognize health disparities among elderly.

jamesnevil303 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Explanation: 1. Taking action includes the changes a person makes when he or she feels susceptible in terms of illness or disease. Maintaining lifestyle changes would indicate the patient perceives the seriousness of the threat, and has taken steps to mitigate the danger or prevent it from occurring.
2. Perceived seriousness is the degree of seriousness with which the patient treats the issue. While the patient perceives the seriousness, the seriousness is not resolved until the action is taken.
3. Perceived benefits are achieved when the action is taken to prevent the cardiac disease, but won't occur until the action is taken.
4. Maintaining lifestyle changes is a modifying factor. Modifying factors include race, gender, and other sociopsychological variables.

Answer to Question 2

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Explanation: 1. The Healthy People 2020 goal for health disparity is to achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups.
2. This was the Healthy People 2000 goal for health disparities.
3. This was the Healthy People 2010 goal for health disparities.
4. This is not a Healthy People goal for health disparities.