Measuring Progress In Healthy People 2010

Presents an assessment of the Nation's progress toward increasing the quality and years of health life and eliminating health disparities for all Americans. Identifies a set of 10-year health objectives to achieve during the first decade of the 21st century. Founded on data that enable progress and trends to be tracked, Healthy People 2010 provides a set of 10-year evidence-based objectives for improving the health of all Americans. Its two overarching goals are to increase the quality and years of healthy life and to eliminate health disparities. Healthy People 2010 covers 28 focus areas with 467 specific objectives. Midway through the decade, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services conducts a midcourse review to assess the status of the national objectives. Through the Midcourse Review the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Federal agencies, and other experts assess the data trends during the first half of the decade, consider new science and available data, and if appropriate, revise the objectives to ensure that Healthy People 2010 remains current, accurate, and relevant to public health priorities.

This publication presents 10-year health objectives for the nation, reflecting the scientific advances that have occurred in the past 20 years in preventive medicine, disease surveillance, vaccine and therapeutic development, and information technology. It incorporates information from a broad cross-section of scientific experts. The publication includes 467 objectives in 28 focus areas. An "Introduction" discusses "The History Behind the Healthy People 2010 Initiative"; "The Way Healthy People 2010 Goals and Objectives Were Developed"; "The Central Goals of Healthy People 2010"; "The Relationship Between Individual and Community Health"; "How Healthy People 2010 Will Improve the Nation's Health"; "The Key Role of Community Partnerships"; "Everyone Can Help Achieve the Healthy People 2010 Objectives"; and "Other Information Is Available about Healthy People 2010." Section 1, "A Systematic Approach to Health Improvement," discusses "Healthy People 2010 Goals,""Objectives,""Determinants of Health Status," and "Health Status." Section 2, "Leading Health Indicators," focuses on "Physical Activity"; "Overweight and Obesity"; "Tobacco Use"; "Substance Abuse"; "Responsible Sexual Behavior"; "Mental Health"; "Injury and Violence"; "Environmental Quality"; "Immunization"; and "Access to Health Care." A bibliography includes related references. An appendix presents short titles for Healthy People 2010 Objectives. (SM)

Presents Healthy People 2010, an initiative of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion of the.

"Healthy People 2010 Final Review" presents a quantitative end-of-decade assessment of progress in achieving the Healthy People 2010 objectives and goals over the course of the decade. It continues the series of profiles of the nation's health objectives as an integral part of the Department of Health and Human Services' disease and health promotion initiative for the decade that began in 2000. This report presents a summary of progress toward achieving the Healthy People 2010 goals of: Increasing quality and years of healthy life, andEliminating health disparities. This publication provides the final tracking data used to present a quantitative assessment of progress for the 969 objectives in the 28 Healthy People 2010 Focus Areas. A summary of progress for the Healthy People 2010 Leading Health indicators is also presented.NOTE: NO FURTHER DISCOUNT FOR THIS PRODUCT. Significantly reduced price. Overstock List Price"

Updates & supersedes the Jan. 2000 Conference Edition. Healthy People 2010, with 467 objectives in 28 focus areas, has been designed to measure progress over time, & clearly lays out a series of objectives to bring better health to all people in this country. Chapters: a systematic approach to health improvement: Healthy People 2010 goals, objectives, determinants of health, & health status; leading health indicators: physical activity, overweight & obesity, tobacco use, substance abuse, responsible sexual behavior, mental health, injury & violence, environmental quality, immunizations, & access to health care. Illustrated.