Author Question: A community monitors the obesity rate in children in their schools. From this data they decide to ... (Read 19 times)

Redwolflake15 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

A community monitors the obesity rate in children in their schools. From this data they decide to institute an after-school exercise program. The purpose of this type of surveillance is to:

1. Protect the children from diseases that affect obese children
2. Teach parents that obesity will not be tolerated in this community
3. Educate children on surveillance techniques
4. Show that new clinical and effective protocols need to be developed

Question 2

A nurse who reads the local community newspaper to gather information about the commu-nity is involved in:

1. Informant interviews
2. Surveys
3. Participant observation
4. Taking a windshield survey

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

Answer to Question 1

4
Ongoing surveillance in a community can lead to new clinical and effective protocols to address an issue.

Answer to Question 2

3
The nurse is deliberately sharing in the life of the community.