Healthy People 2020: A Tool for a Healthier Community
2013 National Environmental Justice Conference and Training Program April 4, 2013
Yen Luong, MPH | Public Health Fellow Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
US Department of Health and Human Services
Healthy People 2020
■ Establishes science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans
■ Envisions a society in which all people live long, healthy lives
∙ Attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death
∙ Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups
∙ Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all ∙ Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across
all life stages
Overarching Goals
Healthy People 2020
Random, non-aligned efforts
Aligns Prevention Efforts at All Levels
HHS Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Initiatives
Aligned efforts, at all levels, will support implementation of the Affordable Care Act
Strategic plan for health improvement U.S. states and territories
Local health departments
Global model for health promotion and disease prevention Israel and Korea
Foundation for worksite wellness Caterpillar
Johnson & Johnson
Nordstrom
Health Promotion Disease Prevention Resource
Affordable Care Act National Prevention Strategy
Metrics and Evaluation Group (ASPE)
Performance Metrics (ASFR)
Tracks services that are covered by the ACA
Grant Making/Accreditation PHS grant making
The Joint Commission
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB)
Tool for Measurement
Framework for Improving America’s Health
■ Serves as source for reliable, science-based, public health measures, 1200+
■ Tracks data and progress over time
■ Guided by collaborative stakeholder-driven process
■ Evolves to address changing public health priorities
■ Can be customized to meet needs of diverse users
Identifies Leading Health Indicators (LHIs)
Communicate high-priority health issues and actions that can be taken to address them
Environmental Quality is a LHI Air Quality Tobacco Use
Monthly Bulletin
Community Based Organization
Environmental Health
Environmental Health
Health Indicators Warehouse 80 % of HHS HIW
Data and Measurement Tools Tables and charts
Searchable Database Objectives Evidence-based resources
Infographics Telling stories behind the data
Comprehensive and CoordinatedData
HP.gov Tools
■ Data 2020 –New Data Display
■ Advanced Search of Evidence-Based Resources
■ Sharing Library
Evolves Over Time
2000s Obesity and Chronic Disease 1990
Human Genome Project Begins
1970 Clean Air Act
1979 Small Pox Eradicated
1982 AIDS is infectious
September 11, 2001
1988 SG Declares Nicotine Addictive
2009 H1N1 Flu
2005 Hurricane Katrina
1979 1990 2000 2010
1990s Drinking Water Fluoridation
“A Model Federal Program” – GAOU.S. Government Accountability Office. Results-Oriented Government: Practices That Can Help Enhance
and Sustain Collaboration among Federal Agencies. Washington: Government Printing Office, 2005.
Get Involved
WEB www.healthypeople.gov
EMAIL [email protected]
TWITTER @gohealthypeople
LINKEDIN Healthy People 2020
YOUTUBE search “ODPHP”
JOIN THE HEALTHY PEOPLE LISTSERV & CONSORTIUM