Healthy People 2010

Abstract

Definition Healthy People 2010 is a comprehensive public health planning program introduced in the USA in January 2000. It was designed to achieve the two overarching goals of increasing quality and years of healthy life for all Americans and eliminating health disparities (US Department of Health and Human Services [DHHS], 2000). Description Since its inception in 1979, the Healthy People program has been adjusted to accomplish health promotion and disease prevention objectives for the US population (DHHS, 2000). Healthy People 2010, under the direction of the DHHS, is an outgrowth of the three previous Healthy People initiatives. It comprises 467 target objectives organized into 28 focus areas and 10 leading health indicator (LHI) measures. Several initiatives are implemented to help achieve Healthy People 2010 objectives (DHHS, 2000): (1) HealthierUS through four pillars of “physical fitness,” “nutrition,” “prevention,” and “make healthy choices”; (2) Steps to a .....