Healthy People 2020

Healthy People 2020 is the nation’s new 10-year goals and objectives for health promotion and disease prevention.  It is the creation of a wide-ranging stakeholder feedback process that is incomparable in government and health. It incorporates input from public health and prevention experts, a wide range of federal, state and local government officials, a group of more than 2,000 organizations, and the public (healthypeople.gov).

The goal is to increase the quality, availability, and effectiveness of educational and community-based programs designed to prevent disease and injury, improve health, and enhance quality of life. Educational and community-based programs help in preventing disease and injury, proving health and enhancing quality of life.

Health status and related health behaviors are determined by influences at multiple levels, such as, personal, organizational, environmental, and policy. There are significant and self-motivated interrelationships exist among these different levels of health factors, educational and community-based programs are most likely to succeed in improving health and wellness when they address influences at all levels and in a variety of environments or settings.  Healthy People 2020 are targeting the following, just to name a few:

Adolescent Health
Blood Disorders and Blood Safety
Dementias, including Alzheimer’s disease
Early and Middle Childhood
Genomics
Global Health Health-Related Quality of Life and Well-Being
Healthcare-Associated Infections
Lesbian Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health
Older Adults
Preparedness
Sleep Health
Social Determinants of Health

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