Healthy People 2010
Healthy People 2010 , started in January 2000 by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, is a nationwide health promotion and disease prevention plan to be achieved by the year 2010.[1] Programs such as HealthCorps grew out of this plan.[2]
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[edit] Description
Healthy People 2010 "was developed through a broad consultation process, built on the best scientific knowledge and designed to measure programs over time".[3] It is composed of 467 specific objectives organized into 28 focus areas, as well as two overarching goals.[1] The two goals are[4]:
- "increase quality and years of healthy life"
- "eliminate health disparities"
To track the Healthy People 2010 objectives, national data are being gathered from 190 sources.[5] Ten "Leading Health Indicators" reflect major health concerns[6]:
- physical activity
- overweight and obesity
- tobacco use
- substance abuse
- responsible sexual behavior
- mental health
- injury and violence
- environmental quality
- immunization
- access to health care
The campaign identifies 6 major factors (Social Identities) that contribute to disparities in the health of Americans[7]:
- gender
- race or ethnicity
- education or income
- disability
- geographic location
- sexual orientation
[edit] Healthy People 2000 and Healthy People 2020
Healthy People 2010 expanded and updated the 1979 "Healthy People" and 1990 "Healthy People 2000" efforts;[3] for example, the Healthy People 2000 goal of "reducing health disparities" was strengthened in Healthy People 2010 to "eliminate health disparities".[8]
Healthy People 2020 expanded on Healthy People 2010 and was presented on 2 December 2010.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ a b U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics. About Healthy People 2010. Accessed 2009 Jan 18.
- ^ The Saturday Evening Post, November/December 2007
- ^ a b U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. What is Healthy People? Accessed 2009 Jan 18.
- ^ U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. What are its goals? Accessed 2009 Jan 18.
- ^ U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. Data overview. Accessed 2009 Jan 18.
- ^ U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. What are the Leading Health Indicators? Accessed 2009 Jan 18.
- ^ U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. A systematic approach to health improvement. In: Healthy People 2010. 2nd ed. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2000 November. Accessed 2009 Jan 18.
- ^ National Center for Health Statistics. Healthy People 2000 final review. Hyattsville, MD: Public Health Service, 2001. Accessed 2009 Jan 18.
- ^ U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. [1] Accessed 2011 Sept 16.
