True or False.

The social cognitive model of health states that our health is determined by multiple factors such as individual, community, and policy factors.

One of the best methods of assuring that a health promotion program is culturally appropriate is to involve members of the community in the planning and implementation process.

This can help ensure that the program is tailored to the specific needs and cultural values of the community it serves.

Choice B. Partnering with a nonprofit organization is incorrect because while it may be helpful, it does not necessarily ensure cultural appropriateness.

Choice C. Using governmental agencies as partners is incorrect because while it may be helpful, it does not necessarily ensure cultural appropriateness.

Choice D. Including a physician or a nurse on the planning committee is incorrect because while it may be helpful, it does not necessarily ensure cultural appropriateness.

Telemedicine or telehealth can improve the quality of present care by enabling providers to treat more patients across a wider geographic area, communicate and work together more easily with other providers, receive patient data more quickly and efficiently from other providers, deliver better coordinated and more effective care, and help patients avoid unnecessary emergency room or office visits.

Telemedicine can also reduce the expense of healthcare costs by providing cost savings and convenience.

Choice A is not a projected benefit of telemedicine.

Choice B is a projected benefit of telemedicine but it is not the only one. Choice C is a projected benefit of telemedicine but it is not the only one.