Open AccessPromoting Health and Well-being in Healthy People 2030
Author(s) -
Nico Pronk,
Dushanka V. Kleinman,
Susan Goekler,
Emmeline Ochiai,
Carter Blakey,
Karen H. Brewer
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of public health management and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.771
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1550-5022
pISSN - 1078-4659
DOI - 10.1097/phh.0000000000001254
Subject(s) - equity (law) , health equity , social determinants of health , business , public health , public relations , work (physics) , psychological intervention , economic growth , political science , health care , medicine , economics , nursing , engineering , mechanical engineering , law
Healthy People 2030 describes a vision and offers benchmarks that can be used to track progress toward the goal of all people in the United States achieving their full potential for health and well-being across the life span. This vision can be realized through evidence-based interventions and policies that address the economic, physical, and social environments in which people live, learn, work, and play. Securing health and well-being for all will benefit society as a whole. Gaining such benefits requires eliminating health disparities, achieving health equity, attaining health literacy, and strengthening the physical, social, and economic environments. Implementation of Healthy People 2030 will by strengthened by engaging users from many sectors and ensuring the effective use and alignment of resources. Promoting the nation's health and well-being is a shared responsibility-at the national, state, territorial, tribal, and community levels. It requires involving the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors.