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Lead Federal Agencies
The Healthy People 2020 topic areas were developed by the Lead Federal Agencies with the most relevant scientific expertise. Experts from these agencies formed topic area workgroups.
See the full list of Workgroup Coordinators by topic area .
Following is a list of the Lead Federal Agencies:
Administration on Aging
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Access to Health Services (co-lead)
Genomics (co-lead)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Adolescent Health (co-lead)
Arthritis, Osteoporosis, and Chronic Back Conditions (co-lead)
Cancer (co-lead)
Chronic Kidney Disease (co-lead)
Dementias, Including Alzheimer’s Disease (co-lead)
Diabetes (co-lead)
Disability and Health (co-lead)
Early and Middle Childhood (co-lead)
Educational and Community-Based Programs (co-lead)
Environmental Health (co-lead)
Genomics (co-lead)
Global Health (co-lead)
Health Communication and Health IT (co-lead)
Health-Related Quality of Life and Well-Being
Heart Disease and Stroke (co-lead)
HIV (co-lead)
Immunization and Infectious Diseases
Injury and Violence Prevention
Maternal, Infant, and Child Health (co-lead)
Nutrition and Weight Status (co-lead)
Occupational Safety and Health
Oral Health (co-lead)
Physical Activity (co-lead)
Public Health Infrastructure (co-lead)
Preparedness (co-lead)
Respiratory Diseases (co-lead)
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Social Determinants of Health (co-lead)
Tobacco Use
Food and Drug Administration
Blood Disorders and Blood Safety (co-lead)
Food Safety (co-lead)
Medical Product Safety
Nutrition and Weight Status (co-lead)
Health Resources and Services Administration
Access to Health Services (co-lead)
Adolescent Health (co-lead)
Blood Disorders and Blood Safety (co-lead)
Early and Middle Childhood (co-lead)
Educational and Community-Based Programs (co-lead)
HIV (co-lead)
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health (co-lead)
Maternal, Infant, and Child Health (co-lead)
Oral Health (co-lead)
Public Health Infrastructure (co-lead)
Social Determinants of Health (co-lead)
Immediate Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of Public Health and Science, Office of the Secretary
Healthcare-Associated Infections
Indian Health Services
National Institutes of Health
Arthritis, Osteoporosis, and Chronic Back Conditions (co-lead)
Blood Disorders and Blood Safety (co-lead)
Cancer (co-lead)
Chronic Kidney Disease (co-lead)
Dementias, Including Alzheimer’s Disease (co-lead)
Diabetes (co-lead)
Disability and Health (co-lead)
Environmental Health (co-lead)
Hearing and Other Sensory or Communication Disorders
Heart Disease and Stroke (co-lead)
Mental Health and Mental Disorders (co-lead)
Nutrition and Weight Status (co-lead)
Older Adults (co-lead)
Oral Health (co-lead)
Respiratory Diseases (co-lead)
Sleep Health
Substance Abuse (co-lead)
Vision
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the Secretary
Health Communication and Health IT (co-lead)
Office of Global Health Affairs, Office of the Secretary
Office of Minority Health
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health (co-lead)
Office of Population Affairs
Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, Office of the Secretary
Health Communication and Health IT (co-lead)
Office of Policy, Strategic Planning, and Communications, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Office of the Secretary
President's Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition
Physical Activity (co-lead)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Mental Health and Mental Disorders (co-lead)
Substance Abuse (co-lead)
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Education
Disability and Health (co-lead)