INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING

The federal agency of the public health system that is most involved with the health and welfare of United States citizens is the: Department of Health and Human Services If a 25-year-old woman visits a community health center to obtain a gynecological examination and birth control pills, these activities are termed _____ care. Primary health According to Baker at al. (2005), the public health systems in the U.S. infrastructure are build on: The workforce Information and knowledge systems Organizational capacity All of the above The primary purpose of the World Health Organization is to: Coordinate surveillance at the global level A public health nurse is compiling information about how to promote early detection of breast cancer in women. Which document would most likely provide useful information about this topic? Healthy People 2020 The public health nurse must participate in the essential services of public health. These include: Informing, educating, and empowering people about health issues What initiative began as a result of a resolution adopted by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1977?