Health Determinants and Strategies to Improve Health
Healthy People 2020
One of the major strategies to improve health in the United States is the science-based, 10-year national objectives initiative called Healthy People (HP). This initiative, which integrates medical care with preventive services, has set and monitored national health objectives since 1979. Healthy People attempts to meet a broad range of health needs, to encourage collaboration across sectors, to guide individuals toward making informed health decisions, and to measure the impact of prevention activity. Every 10 years, HHS includes scientific insights and lessons learned from the past decade, along with current data and information about trends and innovations.
The Healthy People 2020 (HP 2020) initiative, launched in 2010, outlined the leading health indicators to measure the health of the nation over a span of 10 years. The video below, which features Dr. Howard Koh, the Assistant Secretary for Health, US Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Koh received his MPH from the Boston University School of Public Health.
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Source: Preparing for the Next Decade: A 2020 Vision for Healthy People |
Key goals for 2020:
- Attain high quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death.
- Achieve health equity and eliminate disparities.
- Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all.
- Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life stages.
Leading Health Indicators:
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| Source: www.healthypeople.gov/2020/LHI/2020indicators.aspx | |
Each indicator has a set of measurable objectives. Each objective has a baseline and a target, as well as the data source. Here is an example of the Healthy People 2020 goals regarding Access to Health Care:.For example, click "AHS-1.1" in the iFrame below to expand it.
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