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 hp2020@hhs.gov

TWITTER @gohealthypeople

LINKEDIN Healthy People 2020

YOUTUBE search “ODPHP”

JOIN THE HEALTHY PEOPLE LISTSERV & CONSORTIUM