One of the two broad goals of Healthy People 2010 is to
1. Encourage more primary health care practitioners to work in community-based settings caring for minority groups.
2. Provide comprehensive medical care for all Americans.
3. Reduce health disparities among all Americans.
4. Reduce the percentage of the gross national product associated with health care.
Question 2
Peter Gates is a nurse who works in a rural clinic in Southern California. Recently Peter saw Mr. Garcia, a 45-year-old native of Mexico. Mr. Garcia complained of abdominal pain that he feels is a punishment from God (castigo)
for an extramarital affair. The best response that Peter could make would be to:
1. Accept Mr. Garcia's beliefs, but explain that he needs further examination and evaluation.
2. Ask whether Mr. Garcia wants to see a priest or chaplain.
3. Disregard Mr. Garcia's beliefs and discuss medical conditions that can cause stomach pain.
4. Encourage Mr. Garcia to see an appropriate folk healer (curandero) to manage the pain.
The Primary Sensory Regions of the Brain
Cross-sectional data showing that the amount of effort spent on personal health care increases with
Continuum of care for children and adolescents.
A Healthy Body Weight
Psychosocial health
Primary factors affecting blood pressure