Healthy People

Since 1980, the Healthy People initiative has set measurable objectives to improve the health and well-being of people nationwide. At the beginning of every decade, we launch a new iteration of the initiative that addresses the latest public health priorities and challenges. 

Healthy People 2030 is the initiative’s fifth iteration.

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What Does Recovery Have to Do with Health and Well-being? Everything.

Health and Well-Being Matter is the monthly blog of the Director of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. This month RDML Reed welcomes Paolo del Vecchio, MSW, Director of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Office of Recovery, and his insights on health and well-being in the context of recovery.

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Healthy People 2020.

Healthy People 2020

HHS has assessed progress toward meeting objective targets over the last decade. Individuals, organizations, and communities committed to improving health and well-being can leverage this information to target their efforts in the new decade. 

Social Determinants of Health

Social Determinants of Health

Healthy People 2030 has an increased focus on how the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age affect health.