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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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
West Wing Week: 11/04/11 or “Let’s Get Moving” … … This week, the President urged Congress to pass the infrastructure component of the American Jobs Act and continued to take executive action to strengthen the economy and put folks back to work. The President also celebrated Diwali and hosted Halloween, spoke at the Italian American Heritage Gala, […]
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 […]
Wilmot Scientist Appointed to Prestigious Leadership Positions Jacqueline P. Williams, Ph.D., recognized by national and international organizations Jacqueline P. Williams, Ph.D., a University of Rochester faculty member and internationally recognized expert in radiation biology, has been named to leadership positions at three of the leading radiation oncology and research organizations in the world. The American […]
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 […]
Senior UN relief official views flood disaster in Nicaragua 3 November 2011 With an estimated 1.2 million people in Central America affected by severe floods, the United Nations is mobilizing resources to provide life-saving assistance to those in need, as a senior UN relief official visiting Nicaragua today described the situation in the country as […]
