[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 27, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60876-60877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-25836]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES


Solicitation for Written Comments on Proposed Objectives for 
Healthy People 2030

AGENCY: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of 
the Assistant Secretary for Health, Office of the Secretary, Department 
of Health and Human Services.

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ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP), 
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health 
and Human Services (HHS), is soliciting written comments on the 
proposed Healthy People 2030 objectives, including proposed core, 
developmental, and research objectives. The public is also invited to 
propose new objectives to be considered for inclusion in Healthy People 
2030.
    ODPHP manages the Health People initiative, which provides science-
based, 10-year national objectives for promoting health and preventing 
disease. Every 10 years, through the Healthy People initiative, HHS 
leverages scientific insights and lessons from the past decade along 
with new knowledge of current data, trends, and innovations to develop 
the next iteration of national health promotion and disease prevention 
objectives. For four decades, Healthy People has set and monitored 
national health objectives to meet a broad range of health needs, 
encouraged collaborations across sectors, guided individuals toward 
making informed health decisions, and measured the impact of our 
prevention and health promotion activities. The proposed objectives for 
Healthy People 2030 represent a streamlined set of objectives, 
representing important public health issues facing our nation.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted by January 11, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Written comments will be accepted via an online public 
comment database on http://www.healthypeople.gov and via email at 
[email protected]. Instructions for submitting comments can be found on 
http://www.healthypeople.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ayanna Johnson, Public Health Advisor, 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant 
Secretary for Health, Office of Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite LL100, Rockville, MD 2085. 
Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: For four decades, Healthy People 
has provided a comprehensive set of national 10-year health promotion 
and disease prevention objectives aimed at improving the health of all 
Americans. The Healthy People development process strives to maximize 
transparency, public input, and stakeholder dialogue to ensure that 
Healthy People 2030 is relevant to diverse public health needs and 
seizes opportunities to achieve its goals. Since its inception, Healthy 
People has been the product of an extensive collaborative process that 
relies on input from a diverse array of individuals and organizations, 
both within and outside the federal government, with a common interest 
in improving the nation's health. During the first phase of planning 
for Healthy People 2030, HHS asked for the public's comments on the 
Healthy People 2030 framework, including the vision, mission, 
foundational principles, overarching goals, and plan of action. Those 
comments helped shape the framework for Healthy People 2030, which can 
be found here: https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/About-Healthy-People/Development-Healthy-People-2030/Framework.
    Public participation will shape the objectives included in Healthy 
People 2030. Healthy People 2030 will provide a picture of the nation's 
health at the beginning of the decade, establish national goals and 
targets to be achieved by the year 2030, and monitor progress over 
time. As a national initiative, Healthy People's success depends on a 
coordinated commitment to improve the health of the nation.

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 200u.

    Dated: November 13, 2018.
Don Wright,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Disease Prevention and Health 
Promotion.
[FR Doc. 2018-25836 Filed 11-26-18; 8:45 am]
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