What is the objective of the US Department of Health and Human Services' Healthy People 2020 program?
The objective of the US Department of Health and Human Services' Healthy People 2020 program is to promote health and prevent disease, disability, and premature death through the development of national health objectives that are evidence-based, measurable, and achievable. It seeks to improve the health of all Americans by providing science-based, 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans. The program focuses on 41 topics divided into four domains: (1) health promotion and disease prevention; (2) health care access and quality; (3) healthy starts, healthy lives; and (4) health disparities. The program also aims to ensure that all Americans have the opportunity to live a healthy life regardless of race, ethnicity, geography, or socio-economic status. 