Written Comments on the Development of Healthy People 2020

The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP), Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is soliciting written comments on key elements of Healthy People 2020, including the:

• vision,
• mission,
• overarching goals and
• framework.

Every 10 years, through the Healthy People initiative, HHS leverages scientific insights and lessons from the past decade, along with the new knowledge of current data, trends, and innovations to develop the next iteration of national health promotion and disease prevention objectives.

Healthy People provides science-based, 10-year national objectives for promoting health and preventing disease.