A nurse is following the goals of Healthy People 2020 to provide care. Which action should the nurse take?

A) Allow people to continue current behaviors to reduce the stress of change.
B) Focus only on health changes that will lead to better local communities.
C) Create social and physical environments that promote good health.
D) Focus on illness treatment to provide fast recuperation.

Social Environments

The contexts or settings in which social interactions occur, influenced by cultural, economic, and political factors.

Physical Environments

The physical surroundings in which an organism lives, including all of the biological, chemical, and physical conditions that affect it.

Good Health

A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.