Public Comment - Healthy People 2020

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Objectives Retained As Is From Healthy People 2010
ECBP HP2020–1:	Increase high school completion.

Objectives Retained But Modified From Healthy People 2010
ECBP HP2020–2:	Increase the proportion of elementary, middle, and senior high schools that provide comprehensive school health education to prevent health problems in the following areas: unintentional injury; violence; suicide; tobacco use and addiction; alcohol or other drug use; unintended pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, and STD infection; unhealthy dietary patterns; and inadequate physical activity.
ECBP HP2020–3:	(Developmental) Increase the proportion of college and university students who receive information from their institution on each of the priority health-risk behavior areas (all priority areas; unintentional injury; violence; suicide; tobacco use and addiction; alcohol and other drug use; unintended pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, and STD infection; unhealthy dietary patterns; and inadequate physical activity).
ECBP HP2020–4:	Increase the proportion of the Nation’s elementary, middle, and senior high schools that have a nurse-to-student ratio of at least 1:750.
ECBP HP2020–5:	(Developmental) Increase the proportion of worksites that offer a comprehensive employee health promotion program to their employees.
ECBP HP2020–6:	(Developmental) Increase the proportion of employees who participate in employer-sponsored health promotion activities.
ECBP HP2020–7:	Increase the number of community-based organizations (including local health departments, tribal health services, nongovernmental organizations, State agencies) providing population-based primary prevention services in the following areas.
ECBP HP2020–8:	(Developmental) Increase the proportion of local health departments that have established culturally appropriate and linguistically competent community health promotion and disease prevention programs.
ECBP HP2020–9:	(Developmental) Increase the proportion of older adults who have participated during the preceding year in at least one organized health promotion activity.

Objectives Moved From Another Healthy People Topic Area
ECBP HP2020–10:	Increase the inclusion of sentinel core competencies in health promotion and disease prevention in health profession training.

Objectives New to Healthy People 2020
ECBP HP2020–11:	(Developmental) Increase the proportion of elementary, middle, and senior high schools that have health education goals or objectives that address the knowledge and skills articulated in the National Health Education Standards (high school, middle, elementary).
ECBP HP2020–12:	(Developmental) Increase the proportion of preschools and Head Start programs that provide health education to prevent health problems in the following areas: unintentional injury; violence; tobacco use and addiction; alcohol and drug use, unhealthy dietary patterns; and inadequate physical activity, dental health, and safety.


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