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Healthy People 2020. Consortium & Partners. Welcome to the Healthy People Consortium! The Consortium is a diverse, motivated group ofagencies and organizations committed to achieving Healthy People 2020 goals and objectives. Consortium members range from colleges and universities to private businesses and religious organizations. Any agency or organization that supports Healthy People 2020 is welcome. New […]
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Healthy People 2020. Implementing Healthy People 2020. … MAP-IT: A Guide To Using Healthy People 2020 in Your Community Healthy People is based on a simple but powerful model: Establish national health objectives. Provide data and tools to enable States, cities, communities, and individuals across the country to combine their efforts to achieve them. […]
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Healthy People 2020. Topics & Objectives.
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Healthy People 2020. Overview. > About Healthy People Healthy People provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans. For 3 decades, Healthy People has established benchmarks and monitored progress over time in order to: Encourage collaborations across sectors. Guide individuals toward making informed health decisions. Measure the impact of prevention activities. […]
Healthy People 2020 Healthy People in Healthy Communities What Is Healthy People? Healthy People is a set of goals and objectives with 10-year targets designed to guide national health promotion and disease prevention efforts to improve the health of all people in the United States. Released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services […]
Survival strategy of cancer cells Researchers uncover key mechanism cells use to their advantage It has long been known that cancer cells use nutrients differently than normal cells. In recent years, the rapidly re-emerging field of cancer metabolism has shed new light on the ways that cancers use glucose to grow and thrive, demonstrating that manipulation […]
HIV-Related Measure Included Among New Leading Health Indicators Announced by HHS This week, Dr. Howard Koh, our Assistant Secretary for Health, unveiled critical health priorities for the nation known as “Leading Health Indicators” (LHIs). I am very pleased to point out that these important national indicators include an HIV-related measure. Announced at the 138th Annual […]
Skin ‘sees’ UV light, starts producing pigment In a new study, biologists report that melanocyte skin cells detect ultraviolet light using a photosensitive receptor previously thought to exist only in the eye. This eye-like ability of skin to sense light triggers the production of melanin within hours, more quickly than previously thought, in an apparent […]
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Artists take on the Arctic Aboard an ice-class expedition sailing vessel, media artist Ed Osborn spent 18 days exploring and recording the sights and sounds of the high Arctic. He and 19 other artists, including filmmakers, photographers, and writers, had the opportunity to pursue personal projects and explore collaborations. Sounds of silence A Zodiac took […]
Announcement: 25th Anniversary of the Declaration on the Right to Development ”We, heads of State and Government, … are committed to making the right to development a reality for everyone and to freeing the entire human race from want.” UN Millennium Declaration … Development is a human right. Everyone is “entitled to participate in, contribute […]
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