Healthy People

Since 1980, the Healthy People initiative has set measurable objectives to improve the health and well-being of people nationwide. At the beginning of every decade, we launch a new iteration of the initiative that addresses the latest public health priorities and challenges. 

Healthy People 2030 is the initiative’s fifth iteration.

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National Association of County and City Health Officials: Helping Local Public Health Agencies Use Healthy People

Posted on December 16, 2020

This post is part of Healthy People in Action, a blog series highlighting how key partners use the Healthy People framework in their work, form cross-sector collaborations, and address social determinants of health to help achieve health equity.
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Healthy People 2020

HHS has assessed progress toward meeting objective targets over the last decade. Health professionals can leverage this information to target their efforts in the new decade. 

Check out “Healthy People 2020: An End of Decade Snapshot” [PDF – 2.4 MB]
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Social Determinants of Health

Healthy People 2030 has an increased focus on how the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age affect health.

Read about how Healthy People 2030 addresses the social determinants of health