Healthy People 2020 Joan Kronlein/ CCHS 315-VL2/ Kozicki June 28, 2011

What are the Overarching Goals of Healthy People 2020? The overarching goals of Healthy People 2020 are as follows: Attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death; achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups; create social and physical environments that promote good health for all; promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life stages (U.S Department of Health and Human Services, 2011).

What are the four foundation health measures used as an indicator of progress towards achieving these goals? The four foundation health measures are general health status, health-related quality of life and well-being, determinants of health, [and] disparities (U.S Department of Health and Human Services, 2011).

Reference

U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2011) Healthy people 2020: About healthy people. Retrieved from http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/about/default.aspx.