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What are the four health-related goals that Healthy People 2020 was designed to achieve for the United States?

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When iodine deficiency occurs in children and adults, the thyroid gland grows and becomes enlarged, producing _____, the classic sign of iodine deficiency.
 a. tracheatitis
  b. esophageal varices
  c. dysphagia
  d. a goiter



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Answer to Question 1

The four goals were:
1 . Attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death.
2 . Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups.
3 . Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all.
4 . Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life stages.

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