HHS is seeking written comments on 12 proposed new objectives for Healthy People 2030. HHS invites members of the public — both individuals and organizations — to provide comments about the new objectives for HHS to consider. HHS previously added four new objectives to Healthy People 2030 to reflect feedback from public comments received in January 2022 and changed the status of an additional objective reflecting comments solicited in October 2022.
Public comments informed the development of Healthy People 2030. Continuing to solicit and receive periodic public input throughout the decade will ensure the initiative reflects current public health priorities and areas of public interest.
HHS will accept written comments through 11:59 p.m. ET, October 31, 2024. All written comments must be submitted by email to HP2030Comment@hhs.gov. For complete details about this request for comments, please review the full Federal Register Notice (FRN).
The proposed new objectives were developed by Healthy People 2030 workgroups, which are led by subject matter experts in various federal government agencies. The Healthy People Federal Interagency Workgroup (FIW) has reviewed these objectives. The proposed new objectives are:
- Chronic Kidney Disease-NEW-11: Increase the proportion of people with chronic kidney disease and diabetes who receive glucose-lowering medications based on the most recent guidelines. This objective is new to Healthy People 2030. Data source: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).
- Chronic Kidney Disease-NEW-12: Increase the proportion of people with chronic kidney disease and severe albuminuria who receive glucose-lowering medications based on the most recent guidelines. Data source: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).
- Educational and Community-Based Programs-NEW-02: Increase the proportion of medical schools that include environmental health content in a required learning experience. Data source: American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) and Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) (2022 Annual Osteopathic Medical School Questionnaire and Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME); Annual Medical School Questionnaire Part II).
- Educational and Community-Based Programs-NEW-03: Increase the proportion of undergraduate nursing and graduate nurse practitioner training programs that include environmental health content in a required learning experience. Data source: American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) (2022 American Association of Colleges of Nursing Healthy People 2030 Curriculum Survey; 2022 National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties Healthy People 2030 Curriculum Survey).
- Educational and Community-Based Programs-NEW-04: Increase the proportion of physician assistant (PA) training programs that include environmental health content in a required learning experience. Data source: Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) (2022 Physician Assistant Education Association Healthy People 2030 Survey).
- Educational and Community-Based Programs-NEW-05: Increase the proportion of colleges and schools of pharmacy with Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) degree programs that include environmental health content in a required learning experience. Data source: American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP) (2022 American Association of Colleges and Pharmacy Healthy People 2030 Survey).
- Educational and Community-Based Programs-NEW-06: Increase the proportion of colleges and schools of dentistry with Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) and/or Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) degree programs that include environmental health content in a required learning experience. Data source: American Dental Education Association (ADEA) (2022 ADEA Healthy People 2030 Survey).
- Environmental Health-NEW-12: Reduce deaths related to heat. This objective is currently a development objective, EH-D02. Data source: National Vital Statistics System—Mortality.
- Hearing and Other Sensory or Communication Disorders-NEW-13: Increase the proportion of adults with communication disorders of voice, swallowing, speech, or language who have seen a health care specialist for evaluation or treatment in the past 12 months. Data source: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS.
- Immunization and Infectious Diseases-NEW-18: Increase the proportion of pregnant women who receive 1 dose of the tetanus-diphtheria-acellular pertussis (Tdap) vaccine during pregnancy. Data source: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS.
- Immunization and Infectious Diseases Workgroup-NEW-19: Increase the proportion of adults who receive the recommended age-appropriate vaccine. Data source: National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), CDC/NCHS.
- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health-NEW-21: Reduce the rate of hypertension in pregnancy (preexisting and pregnancy-associated hypertension) among delivery hospitalizations. Data source: Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project—National (Nationwide) Inpatient Sample (HCUP-NIS), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
The updated set of Healthy People 2030 objectives will be added to the Healthy People 2030 site and will reflect further review and deliberation by Healthy People workgroups, the FIW, and other federal subject matter experts.
HHS also invites the public to propose additional core, developmental, or research objectives that address critical public health issues. Proposed new objectives must meet all the objective selection criteria, as outlined in the FRN.
Since 1980, the Healthy People initiative has established overarching goals and measurable objectives to improve the health and well-being of people nationwide. At the beginning of every decade, HHS launches a new iteration of the initiative that addresses the latest public health priorities and challenges. Healthy People 2030 is the initiative’s fifth iteration.
