Healthy People 2020 Framework

The vision, mission, and overarching goals provide structure and guidance for achieving the Healthy People 2020 objectives. While general in nature, they offer specific, important areas of emphasis where action must be taken if the United States is to achieve better health by the year 2020. Developed under the leadership of a Federal Interagency Workgroup, the Healthy People 2020 framework is the product of an exhaustive collaborative process among HHS and other Federal agencies, public stakeholders, and the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020.

Vision

A society in which all people live long, healthy lives.

Mission

Healthy People 2020 strives to:
• Identify nationwide health improvement priorities;
• Increase public awareness and understanding of the determinants of health, disease, and disability and the opportunities for progress;
• Provide measurable objectives and goals that are applicable at the national, state, and local levels;
• Engage multiple sectors to take actions to strengthen policies and improve practices that are driven by the best available evidence and knowledge;
• Identify critical research, evaluation and data collection needs.

Overarching Goals

• Attain high quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death.
• Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups.
• Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all.
• Promote quality of life, healthy development and healthy behaviors across all life stages.