Healthy People 2020

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Healthy People

Healthy People provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans. For 3 decades, Healthy People has established benchmarks and monitored progress over time in order to:

• Encourage collaborations across communities and sectors
• Empower individuals toward making informed health decisions
• Measure the impact of prevention activities

In December 2010, Healthy People launched Healthy People 2020, setting an ambitious 10-year agenda for improving the Nation’s health. Healthy People 2020 strives to:

• Identify nationwide health improvement priorities
• Increase public awareness and understanding of the determinants of health, disease, and disability and the opportunities for progress
• Provide measurable objectives and goals that are applicable at the national, state, and local levels
• Engage multiple sectors to take actions to strengthen policies and improve practices that are driven by the best available evidence and knowledge
• Identify critical research, evaluation, and data collection needs

Visit HealthyPeople.gov and explore Healthy People 2020’s: Link