Articles tagged with: health and human services
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 […]
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 […]
Strategy in Action: Region II Convenes National HIV/AIDS Strategy Symposium “More than 200 in-person and over 180 webcast attendees participated in a recent symposium held in New York City at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Region II office. The meeting was convened by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health […]
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Viral Hepatitis Action Plan Update “Recently, I had the pleasure of participating in the National Viral Hepatitis Technical Assistance Meeting where there was significant focus on realizing the potential of the Viral Hepatitis Action Plan. Organized by the National Alliance for State and Territorial AIDS Directors and the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable , the meeting brought together Adult Viral Hepatitis Prevention […]
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius congratulates USAID on 50 years of progress … … HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius congratulates USAID on 50 years of progress Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary and daughter of a former USAID Administrator, congratulates USAID on 50 years of reducing poverty and increasing opportunity around the world. ### * […]
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HHS unveils the nation’s health priorities Launches LHI App Challenge to advance public health goals through new media technology WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today unveiled critical health priorities for the nation known as “Leading Health Indicators” (LHIs). Announced during the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) annual meeting, the […]
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