Editor-in-chief Lloyd F. Novick speaks with Dr. Brian C. Moyer, Director of the National Center for Health Statistics, about Healthy People 2030. Dr. Brian C. Moyer is the Director of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), an important resource guiding America’s health. As director, Dr. Moyer provides executive leadership and strategic direction for the Center’s statistical programs and policies.
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Associate Editor Justin B. Moore speaks with Admiral Rachel L. Levine, Assistant Secretary for Health, about the role of Healthy People 2030. Admiral Rachel L. Levine serves as the 17th Assistant Secretary for Health for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the head of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. She fights every day to
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Laws and policies are critical determinants of health and well-being. They can encourage positive behaviors and discourage harmful behaviors, and they can enhance or worsen health, health equity, health disparities, and health literacy. In this episode of JPHMP Direct TALK, Angela McGowan and Joel Teitelbaum, two of the authors of an article published in the Journal of Public Health Management
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A new article, “Updating Health Literacy for Healthy People 2030: Defining Its Importance for a New Decade in Public Health,” published ahead of print in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, describes the evolution of Healthy People 2030’s definition of health literacy. Healthy People 2030 (HP2030), the fifth iteration of the Healthy People initiative, provides science-based national health objectives with targets to improve the health and
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In this episode of JPHMP Direct Talk, authors Cynthia A. Gómez and Carter Blakey discuss their article, “Addressing Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health Through Healthy People 2030,” published ahead of print in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. The evolution of Healthy People reflects growing awareness of health inequities over the life course. Each decade, the initiative has gained
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In this episode of JPHMP Direct Talk, authors Nico Pronk and Dushanka Kleinman discuss their article, “Promoting Health and Well-being in Healthy People 2030,” published ahead of print in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. Healthy People 2030 describes a vision and offers benchmarks that can be used to track progress toward the goal of all people in
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A new report published in the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, “Promoting Health and Well-being in Healthy People 2030,” describes the vision of Healthy People 2030 and outlines health promotion, which has been a cornerstone of the Healthy People initiative since its inception in 1979. The focus of Healthy People 2030, however, expands beyond health promotion to the broader purpose of
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