A community health nurse is reviewing information about the Healthy People 2030 goals as preparation for implementing strategies in the local community. Which goal would the nurse identify as having been met?

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After years of working toward improving maternal-child health, the United States has made limited progress. One objective, however, has been met; 70% of infants are now being put to sleep on their backs (up from 35% baseline), largely due to public health educational efforts and reminders. Objectives for LBW, VLBW, and preterm births remain. Breast-feeding is beneficial to both mother and infant; however, less than one-half of infants in the United States were breast-fed, and only 18.8% were breast-fed exclusively for the first 6 months. The goal is for 60.6% of infants to be exclusively breast-fed for the first 6 months.

A Community Health Nurse Is Reviewing Information About the Healthy