What is Healthy People 2020?

What is Healthy People 2020?

Healthy People 2020 is managed by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, located within the United States Department of Health and Human Services. “Healthy People 2020 continues in this tradition with the launch on December 2, 2010 of its ambitious, yet achievable, 10-year agenda for improving the Nation’s health. Healthy People 2020 is the result of a multiyear process that reflects input from a diverse group of individuals and organizations.” The Healthy People 2020 plan is designed to provide health professional with new topics and objectives that the four previous plans did not have incorporated into them.  “The Healthy People initiative is grounded in the principle that setting national objectives and monitoring progress can motivate action.” Some of the new topics of the Healthy People 2020 plan are, Adolescent Health, Blood Disorders and Blood Safety, Global Health, LGBT Health and Preparedness. With each topic that is incorporated into the plan, http://www.healthypeople.gov provides information on why these topics are important and how understanding the topic in various circumstances might be handled differently, such as family, school to media exposure. Many individuals who are in the Health care or department fields use Healthy People 2020 somewhat as a stepping stone to use as a tracking tool to the health improvements.

The Healthy People 2020 plan is made up of a vision, mission and overarching goals. Their vision is to have “a society in which all people live long, healthy lives.”  There are many ways that Healthy People 2020 can be implemented into someone’s everyday life, or to your communities. Healthy people do event across the country and is very easy to get involved with. Each state has its own Healthy People Coordinator. The coordinators are providing information for the state or territory.  The coordinators are available for the questions and information dealing with how to get involved and how to spread the god that Healthy People 2020 is doing through the nation.