Assessment of the Uses and Users of Healthier US and Healthy People 2010

Prepared for:
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

This report is available on the Internet at:

http://www.aspe.hhs/health/reports/2008/userstudy/report.html
pdf version (51 pages)
How to Obtain a Printed Copy

Table of Contents:

• Executive Summary
  
• Introduction
  
• HealthierUS Background
  
• Healthy People 2010 Background
  
• Study Background
  
• Study Objectives
  
• Methodology
  
  • Study Design
    
• Study Population
  
  • Respondent Universe
    
• Selection Methods
  
• Final Response Rates
  
• Data Collection Techniques
  
  • Survey Methods
    
  • Follow-up Interviews
    
• Study Respondents
  
• Data Analysis
  
• Study Limitations
  
• Results
  
• HealthierUS
  
• Use of the Initiative
  
• Non-Users of the Initiatives
• Healthy People 2010
  
  • Awareness
• Conclusions
  
• Appendix 1: Questionnaire (PDF) (LD)
  
• Appendix 2: Interview Protocol and Respondent Demographics
  
• Appendix 3: Frequencies of Use
  
• Appendix 4: Emerging HealthierUS Programs
  
• Footnotes

List of Exhibits

• Exhibit 1: Final Response Rates
  
• Exhibit 2: Priority Areas
  
• Exhibit 3: Organization Size by Number of Full-Time Employees
  
• Exhibit 4: Organization Size by Size of Population Served
  
• Exhibit 5: Geographic Spread
  
• Exhibit 6: Awareness of HealthierUS
  
• Exhibit 7: Regional Differences in HealthierUS Use
  
• Exhibit 8: Uses of HealthierUS
  
• Exhibit 9: Accessing HealthierUS Information
  
• Exhibit 10: HealthierUS Relevancy
  
• Exhibit 11: Most Useful Aspect of HealthierUS
  
• Exhibit 12: Most Useful Aspect of HealthierUS by Type of Use
  
• Exhibit 13: HealthierUS Program Development
  
• Exhibit 14: Methods to Measure Changes from HealthierUS
  
• Exhibit 15: HealthierUS Barriers to Implementation
  
• Exhibit 16: HealthierUS Technical Assistance
  
• Exhibit 17: HealthierUS Non-User Barriers
  
• Exhibit 18: HP2010 Awareness
  
• Exhibit 19: Use of HP2010 by Organizational Size
  
• Exhibit 20: HP2010 Types of Use by Organization Type and Size
  
• Exhibit 21: Accessing HP2010 Information
  
• Exhibit 22: HP2010 Relevancy
  
• Exhibit 23: HP2010 Effectiveness
  
• Exhibit 24: HP2010 Most Useful Aspect
  
• Exhibit 25: HP2010 Most Useful Aspect by Type of Use
  
• Exhibit 26: HP2010 Program Development and Expansion
  
• Exhibit 27: Use of HP2010 for Program Development
  
• Exhibit 28: Methods of Measuring Change
  
• Exhibit 29: Barriers to HP2010
  
• Exhibit 30: HP2010 Technical Assistance
  
• Exhibit 31: HP2010 Non-User Barriers

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Last updated: 1/10/2008