A nurse is having a discussion with a patient about who should be responsible for overseeing the public health system and the health of American citizens. The patient states that each person should be responsible for his or her own health. The nurse replies that the American Constitution gives this power to:

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The U.S. Constitution grants states the primary responsibility for public health, as public health is not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution, leaving it to the states under the Tenth Amendment.

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