Need for the Course
Healthy People 2020 is much
different from the 1990, 2000 and 2010
editions. Healthy People 2020 is
more than just a compendium of
illnesses and diseases and
objectives. In addition to the
objectives it has tools and
resources for planning,
implementing, tracking,
evaluating and sustaining
interventions to achieve a
healthier Nation. Healthy People
2020 focuses on applying the
ecological approach to address
determinants of health and shows
how to find and use both
evidence-based clinical and
evidence-based public health
actions.
The Department of Health and
Human Services wants tools and
resources for Healthy People
stakeholders - professionals,
advocates. funders and decision
makers - who will be using
Healthy People to improve the
health of the Nation.
This course
will help stakeholders
understand, implement and market Healthy
People 2020.