FROM LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH TO LEADING HEALTH INDICATORS
Research key components of Healthy People 2030, illustrating how the initiative is being implemented, noting data sources available to monitor progress toward achievement of Healthy People goals objectives, and recommending strategies for incorporating Healthy People into the work we do as health educators. After reviewing the background readings, answer the following questions: 1. What is the Secretary’s Advisory Committee? When does the committee meet? 2. Where can one go to find a complete overview of each Healthy People 2030 objective? 3. Review the Secretary’s Advisory Committee for 2030: Committee Reports and Meetings, identify and explain at least 2 recommendations that have been made by committee. Explain their importance in relation to health educators. 4. What type of information is provided for Healthy People 2030 by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)? Explain the role of NCHS in Healthy People 2030. BACKGROUND Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2020). Healthy People 2030. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/factsheets/factsheet-hp2030.htm National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2020. (2020). Leading Health Indicators 2030: Advancing Health, Equity, and Well-Being. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/25682. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. (2020). MAP-IT: A guide to using health people 2020 in your community. Retrieved from https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/tools-and-resources/Program-Planning