Federal Interagency Workgroup
Within the Federal Government, a Federal Interagency Workgroup (FIW) led the Healthy People 2020 development effort. The FIW members include representatives from U.S. Department of Health and Human Service agencies and offices as well as:
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- U.S. Department of Education
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- U.S. Department of Justice
- U.S. Department of Interior
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Environmental Protection Agency
The FIW drew on the diverse backgrounds and expertise of its member agencies, lessons learned from past Healthy People efforts, broad-based public comment, and the work of the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020.
