Healthy People News and Events

Today, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) released the Healthy People 2020 (HP2020) Final Review Progress by Population Group analysis. The analysis is the next component in the HP2020 Final Review suite of products being released on a rolling basis. This analysis provides the final progress status by population group for a subset of the 1,111 measurable objectives that have data available for any of six broad population characteristics: sex, race and ethnicity, educational attainment, family income, disability status, and geographic location...

Join us for a discussion of how local health departments (LHDs) are working with community stakeholders to build partnerships around the social determinants of health (SDOH) and Healthy People 2030! The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) will facilitate a conversation with LHD and community-based organizations (CBOs) that will provide attendees examples of how communities have come together to partner on work related to addressing the SDOH utilizing the Healthy People 2030 framework...

Healthy People 2030’s partners and communities nationwide are working hard to help us realize Healthy People’s vision of a society in which all people can achieve their full potential for health and well-being across the lifespan. And now you can read all about their efforts in our Healthy People in Action blog posts! Through these posts, you’ll learn how organizations and communities across the country are working to improve health, reduce health disparities, and achieve health equity...