Friday, May 25, 2007

What Are Its Goals?

Healthy People 2010 is designed to achieve two overarching goals:
Goal 1: Increase Quality and Years of Healthy LifeThe first goal of Healthy People 2010 is to help individuals of all ages increase life expectancy and improve their quality of life.
Goal 2: Eliminate Health DisparitiesThe second goal of Healthy People 2010 is to eliminate health disparities among different segments of the population.
Each of the 28 focus area chapters also contains a concise goal statement. This statement frames the overall purpose of the focus area.
Examples of focus area goals are:
3. Cancer: Reduce the number of new cancer cases as well as the illness, disability, and death caused by cancer.
6. Disability and Secondary Conditions:Promote the health of people with disabilities, prevent secondary conditions, and eliminate disparities between people with and without disabilities in the U.S. population.
10. Food Safety: Reduce foodborne illnesses.
source:www.healthypeople.gov

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