Author Question: Within the Healthy People 2020 document, what characteristics contribute to health disparities in ... (Read 84 times)

waynest · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Within the Healthy People 2020 document, what characteristics contribute to health disparities in the United States? Select all that apply:

1. Race
2. Religion
3. Gender
4. Age
5. Unemployment/underemployment

Question 2

While reviewing the Healthy People 2020 document, the nurse identifies what as being the main objectives of the program?Select all that apply:

1. Address the relationship between health status and biology, behavior, services, social factors, and policies.
2. Emphasize an ecological approach to disease prevention and health promotion.
3. Ensuring all Americans have health insurance
4. Eliminating childhood diseases
5. Ensuring all Americans have one physical each year

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

Answer to Question 1

1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Explanation: 1. Health disparities as defined in Healthy People 2020 are those that affect a group of people experiencing obstacles to health based upon race.
2. Health disparities as defined in Healthy People 2020 are those that affect a group of people experiencing obstacles to health based upon religion.
3. Health disparities as defined in Healthy People 2020 are those that affect a group of people experiencing obstacles to health based upon gender.
4. Health disparities as defined in Healthy People 2020 are those that affect a group of people experiencing obstacles to health based upon age.
5. Health disparities as defined in Healthy People 2020 are those that affect a group of people experiencing obstacles to health and are based upon unemployment/underemployment.

Answer to Question 2

1, 2
Explanation: 1. Healthy People 2020 has an objective that addresses the relationship between health status and biology, individual behavior, health services, social factors, and policies.
2. Healthy People 2020 has an objective that emphasizes an ecological approach to disease prevention and health promotion.
3. Health insurance coverage for all Americans is not an objective of Healthy People 2020.
4. The elimination of childhood diseases is not an objective of Healthy People 2020.
5. Ensuring that Americans have an annual physical each year is not an objective of Healthy People 2020.