Which Social Policy Effort Is LEAST Likely to Improve the Health

question 169

Multiple Choice

Which social policy effort is LEAST likely to improve the health of babies?

• A) teaching developing world families that a healthy-looking baby may still be malnourished
• B) making formula free to every U.S. mother
• C) educating people in the United States that it's fine to breast-feed in public
• D) mandating extended maternity leave, so new mothers can breast-feed their infants for a reasonable amount of time before returning to work

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