Question

Which statement is TRUE regarding Healthy People 2020?

Answer 1

Answer:

d) It aims to eliminate health disparities and improve access to health education.

Explanation:

Healthy people 2020 is a public health road map developed by Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by partnering with public health agencies and state health departments. This healthy people 2020 plan is aimed at eliminating health disparities among low-income populations and increasing healthcare access in communities. CDC's healthy people 2020 road map is aimed at providing health education and counseling in communities in responses to Leading Health Indicators. The Leading health indicators are high-priority issues in different communities to provide targeted health counseling in individual communities and improve healthcare access in high-risk populations. The Healthy People 2020 plan is aimed to become effective by 2020 and out of 26 high-priority issues, 14 health indicators have shown improvement.