Health People 2010 Lists 467 Objectives Designed to Serve as a Roadmap

question 26

Multiple Choice

Health People 2010 lists 467 objectives designed to serve as a roadmap for improving the health of all people in the United States during the first decade of the twenty-first century. The two main goals are to increase the quality of life and to:

• A) Cure all illness
• B) Cure cancer
• C) Eliminate health disparities
• D) Provide primary care to all citizens

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Definitions:

Means Testing

The procedure by which individuals' or households' income and/or assets are analyzed to determine eligibility for government assistance.

Welfare Programs

Governmental provisions designed to support the well-being of individuals and families through assistance measures like food stamps, Medicaid, and housing subsidies.

Federal Government

The national government of the United States, consisting of three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial, established by the Constitution.

State Governments

The government of an individual state in a federated country, which shares power with the federal government.