Charting a National Path for Well-Being Through Healthy People 2030.

The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) at the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) oversees Healthy People 2030, the nation's decennial health promotion and disease prevention framework and plan, which sets national goals and identifies science-based measurable objectives with targets to evaluate efforts to improve health and well-being. With science recognizing the relationship between health and well-being, Healthy People 2030 is broadening its understanding of national-level well-being by gathering new data for and coordinating across the federal government on well-being. The addition of well-being in Healthy People 2030 elevates well-being as a national priority and creates opportunities for the well-being of the nation to be assessed, disparities to be identified, and collaborative efforts to be coordinated to support a society in which all people can achieve their full potential for health and well-being.

How Do We Define and Measure Health Equity? The State of Current Practice and Tools to Advance Health Equity.

Introduction: Healthy People establishes national goals and specific measurable objectives to improve the health and well-being of the nation. An overarching goal of Healthy People 2030 is to "eliminate health disparities, achieve health equity, and attain health literacy to improve the health and well-being of all." To inform Healthy People 2030 health equity and health disparities content and products, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP), in collaboration with NORC at the University of Chicago, conducted a review of peer-reviewed and gray literature to examine how health equity is defined, conceptualized, and measured by public health professionals.

Using Healthy People as a Tool to Identify Health Disparities and Advance Health Equity.

Background: As research into the health of different segments of the American population continues to advance, data show inequalities in health outcomes depending on a variety of characteristics, including income and education levels, gender identity, race and ethnicity, and disability status. The Healthy People initiative explores how specific population groups perform for 10-year objectives, including the Leading Health Indicators, which are a broad set of metrics that track issues from health behaviors to determinants of one's health.

Findings: The data show that, when it comes to health, the playing field for all Americans is not even.

Young People and HIV: A Call to Action.

HIV is having a significant impact on young people, among whom the rate of new diagnoses is high and health disparities are more pronounced. Incidence is increasing among young gay and bisexual men, and, among Black males, the largest percentage of new infections occur among those aged between 13 and 24 years. Youths are least likely to experience the health and prevention benefits of treatment.