Nutrition: Dietary Recommendations

Healthy People 2010 What Is Healthy People 2020?

Healthy People 2020 is a comprehensive set of disease prevention and health promotion objectives for the Nation to achieve over the first decade of the new century. Created by scientists both inside and outside of Government, it identifies a wide range of public health priorities and specific, measurable objectives.

Leading Health Indicators for Healthy People 2020

Overarching Goals:

1. Increase quality and years of healthy life
2. Eliminate health disparities

  • Topic Areas:
    Access to Health Services
    Adolescent Health
    Arthritis, Osteoporosis, and Chronic Back Conditions
    Blood Disorders and Blood Safety
    Cancer
    Chronic Kidney Disease
    Dementias, including Alzheimer’s Disease
    Diabetes
    Disability and Health
    Early and Middle Childhood
    Educational and Community-Based Programs
    Environmental Health
    Family Planning
    Food Safety
    Genomics
    Global Health
    Health Communication and Health Information Technology
    Healthcare-Associated Infections
    Health-Related Quality of Life and Well-Being
    Hearing and Other Sensory or Communication Disorders
    Heart Disease and Stroke
    HIV
    Immunization and Infectious Diseases
    Injury and Violence Prevention5
    Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health
    Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
    Medical Product Safety
    Mental Health and Mental Disorders
    Nutrition and Weight Status
    Occupational Safety and Health
    Older Adults
    Oral Health
    Physical Activity
    Preparedness
    Public Health Infrastructure
    Respiratory Diseases
    Sexually Transmitted Diseases
    Sleep Health
    Social Determinants of Health
    Substance Abuse
    Tobacco Use
    Vision