Healthy People 2000
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FACT SHEET
HEALTHY PEOPLE 2000
Our Nation's Prevention Agenda
*Denotes publications available through ODPHP National Health
Information Center (NHIC)
HEALTHY PEOPLE 2000 is a national initiative to improve the health
of all Americans through a coordinated and comprehensive emphasis
on prevention. The cornerstone of this effort is a set of national
health promotion and disease prevention objectives for the year
2000. The report, Healthy People 2000: National Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion Objectives,* is the product of an
unprecedented cooperative effort among government, voluntary and
professional organizations, business, and individuals, and is
coordinated by the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS).
HEALTHY PEOPLE 2000 sets three broad health goals for the 1990s:
Increase the span of healthy life for Americans.
Reduce health disparities among Americans.
Achieve access to preventive services for all Americans.
To help meet these goals, 300 specific objectives were set in 22
priority areas. Quantified targets were established for
improvements in health status, risk reduction, and service
delivery. Organized under the broad categories of health
promotion, health protection, and preventive services, the national
objectives provide individuals, decision makers, organizations, and
communities with a 10-year agenda to improve the Nation's health
through individual, collective, and environmental change.
The year 2000 objectives build upon the 1990 health objectives
published in 1980 in Healthy People: The Surgeon General's Report
on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.* Several themes
distinguish HEALTHY PEOPLE 2000 from past efforts, reflecting 10
years of progress and experience, as well as an expanded science
base for prevention.
While significant improvements have been made in the Nation's
health over the past decade, gains have not been universal.
Therefore, many of the year 2000 objectives focus upon specific
populations that have a higher risk of disease or disability
compared to the total population. Minority populations are growing
faster than the population as a whole. Eliminating health
disparities is of critical importance in the 1990s.
Putting Healthy People 2000 Into Practice
The many public and private organizations involved in the
development of the health objectives are working on programs and
activities to achieve the year 2000 objectives. Given the breadth
of the objectives and the challenges they pose, sustained support
will be critical from Federal, State and local governments;
professional and community organizations; schools; worksites; and
voluntary agencies.
HEALTHY PEOPLE 2000
Priority Areas and Lead Public Health Services Agencies
1. Physical Activity and Fitness/ President's Council on Physical
Fitness and Sports (202)272-3424
2. Nutrition/ Food and Drug Administration, (202)205-5588
National Institutes of Health, (301)496-1508
3. Tobacco/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
(404)488-5701
4. Alcohol and Other Drugs/ Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration, (301)443-4111
5. Family Planning/ Office of Population Affairs, (301)594-4000
6. Mental Health and Mental Disorders/ Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration, (301)443-4111
7. Violent and Abusive Behavior/ Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention,(404)488-4646
8. Educational and Community-Based Programs/ Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention,(404)488-5764
Health Resources and Services Administration (301)443-2460
9. Unintentional Injuries/ Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, (404)488-4656
10. Occupational Safety and Health/ Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, (404)639-3794
11. Environmental Health/ National Institutes of Health,
(919)541-3484, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
(404)488-7300
12. Food and Drug Safety/ Food and Drug Administration,
(301)443-5470
13. Oral Health/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
(404)488-4450
National Institutes of Health, (301)594-7615
14. Maternal and Infant Health/ Health Resources and Services
Administration, (301)443-5720
15. Heart Disease and Stroke/ National Institutes of Health,
(301)496-5437
16. Cancer/ National Institutes of Health, (301)496-9569
17. Diabetes and Chronic Disabling Conditions/ Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, (404)488-5001
National Institutes of Health,(301)496-4955
18. HIV Infection/ National AIDS Program Office, (202)690-5560
19. Sexually Transmitted Diseases/ Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention,(404)639-0506
20. Immunization and Infectious Diseases/ Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, (404)639-1800, (404)639-3945
21. Clinical Preventive Services/ Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, (404)639-1800
Health Resources and Services Administration, (301)443-2460
22. Surveillance and Data Systems/ Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention, (301)436-3548
Public Health Service. Agencies within PHS have been designated
with lead responsibility for each of the 22 priority areas. These
agencies coordinate Federal action toward achievement of the
HEALTHY PEOPLE 2000 objectives and involve key nongovernmental
organizations in developing strategies and mobilizing efforts to
achieve the objectives. One such responsibility is to monitor
progress through the collection of data. PHS grant announcements
now indicate the priority area supported by the available funds.
Beginning with fiscal year 1993, PHS agencies' budgets are linked
with HEALTHY PEOPLE 2000 objectives.
Healthy People 2000: Public Health Service Action* describes the
priority areas and objectives being addressed by PHS programs and
resources using fiscal year 1991 appropriations. Also included are
the listings of other Federal agencies that support each priority
area. This document serves as a directory of PHS sources of
program support.
State Health Departments. By 1993, 29 States had already set State
health objectives for the year 2000, modeled on the national
effort. Another 19 States have health objectives under development
for the year 2000. In support of both State and national health
objectives, the States will evaluate their own prevention programs
and policies, intensify prevention activities, and improve their
surveillance and data capabilities. State health departments will
provide leadership by making prevention a higher priority within
each State and by encouraging communities to establish programs to
achieve the objectives.
Healthy People 2000: State Action* provides a comprehensive
overview of the State's objective-setting activities with
particular attention to the use of coalitions and partnerships and
efforts to include citizens and nongovernmental groups in health
promotion. State Action also serves as a directory of State
program resources.
Healthy People 2000 Consortium. The Consortium consists of more
than 300 membership organizations representing professional,
voluntary, and private sectors as well as 54 State and territorial
health departments all committed to advancing the year 2000
objectives. Founded in 1987 by PHS with the Institute of Medicine
of the National Academy of Sciences, this group contributed to the
development of the objectives. Periodic meetings will be held
throughout the 1990s to assess progress and stimulate further
action by these organizations. [The testimony and commentary on
report drafts are available in Healthy People 2000: Citizens Chart
the Course; National Academy Press; (800)624-6242 or in Washington,
DC (202)334-3313.]
Many Consortium organizations also participated in the development
of Healthy People 2000: Consortium Action.* This publication
describes a broad range of activities initiated by these
organizations to help achieve the national health objectives.
Focusing on Communities and Specific Populations
Healthy Communities 2000: Model Standards. As a companion to the
Healthy People 2000 report, Model Standards suggests community
implementation strategies and encourages communities to establish
achievable local health targets. Its approach allows communities
to adapt the national objective targets that are locally relevant.
For each priority area, Model Standards suggests an array of
activity-based objectives for attaining the year 2000 national
health objectives. Healthy Communities 2000: Model Standards is a
collaborative product of the American Public Health Association
(APHA), the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials,
the National Association of County Health Officials, the U.S.
Conference of Local Health Officers, and the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention. To order, contact APHA, Attn: Publications
Sales, 1015 15th Street NW., Washington, DC 20005; (202)789-5667
National Healthy Communities/Healthy Cities Initiative.
The National Civic League, the United Way of America, Prevention
magazine, and PHS have collaborated on this initiative to make
communities healthier. Its purpose is to help community leaders
broadly define individual health, identify the essential components
of a healthy community, encourage cooperation among various
community organizations to coordinate health promotion with other
public services, and adopt programs and policies that will improve
the quality of life for their citizens. In 1992, a promotional
videotape was released. For more information on the National
Healthy Communities/Healthy Cities Initiative, contact the National
Civic League, (800)223-6004.
Healthy People 2000: Specific Populations and Settings.* Certain
population groups experience higher rates of disease, disability,
or premature death than the general population. To stimulate
programs for high-risk groups, PHS has printed the objectives that
focus on specific population groups and community-based settings.
Health promotion and disease prevention efforts targeted to these
specific population groups are crucial in achieving the goal of
reducing health disparities among Americans.
For More Information and Publication Orders
For more information about HEALTHY PEOPLE 2000 initiative, contact
the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP),
(202)205-8583; for information about the Healthy People 2000
Consortium, (202)205-9379.
ODPHP National Health Information Center (NHIC) was established in
1979 by ODPHP to: 1) identify health information resources, 2)
channel requests for information to these resources, and 3) develop
publications on health-related topics.
Single copies of publications with an asterisk can be ordered by
writing:
ODPHP National Health Information Center
P.O. Box 1133
Washington, DC 20013-1133
Also available from NHIC are Resource Lists for each of the 22
priority areas, a set of introductory slides, and a list of other
publications relevant to Healthy People 2000. A handling fee may
be charged.
Multiple copies of Healthy People 2000 are available from the
Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office,
Washington, DC 20402-9235; the 164-page report is $9, Stock No.
017-001-00473-1. The 702-page edition with commentary is $31,
Stock No. 017-001-00474-0.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Services
For more information about HEALTHY PEOPLE 2000, contact: Office of
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Room 2132, 330 C Street
SW., Washington, DC 20201 (202)205-8583 Fax (202)205-9478.