Healthy People 2010, Understanding and Improving Health: Understanding and Improving Health, 2nd edition

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Note to Readers......Page 2
Title Page\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0......Page 0
Message from the Secretary......Page 5
Foreword......Page 7
Acknowledgments......Page 9
Contents......Page 11
The History Behind the Healthy People 2010 Initiative......Page 13
The Goals of Healthy People 2010......Page 14
How Healthy People 2010 Will Improve the Nation•s Health......Page 15
Everyone Can Help Achieve the Healthy People 2010 Objectives......Page 16
Other Information Is Available About Healthy People 2010......Page 17
A Systematic Approach to Health Improvement......Page 18
Life Expectancy......Page 20
Achieving a Longer and Healthier Life—the Healthy People Perspective......Page 22
Gender......Page 23
Income and Education......Page 24
Disability......Page 27
Achieving Equity—The Healthy People Perspective......Page 28
Objectives......Page 29
Determinants of Health......Page 30
Health Status......Page 33
Leading Health Indicators......Page 36
Leading Health Indicator......Page 38
Other Issues......Page 39
Leading Health Indicator......Page 40
Dietary and Physical Activity Recommendations......Page 41
Leading Health Indicator......Page 42
Other Important Tobacco Issues......Page 43
Leading Health Indicator......Page 44
Trends in Substance Abuse......Page 45
Leading Health Indicator......Page 46
HIV/AIDS......Page 47
Leading Health Indicator......Page 48
Populations With High Rates of Depression......Page 49
Leading Health Indicator......Page 50
Homicides......Page 51
Leading Health Indicator......Page 52
Improvement in Environmental Quality......Page 53
Leading Health Indicator......Page 54
Other Immunization Issues......Page 55
Leading Health Indicator......Page 56
Barriers to Access......Page 57
Bibliography......Page 59
Physical Activity......Page 60
Responsible Sexual Behavior......Page 61
Injury and Violence......Page 62
Access to Health Care......Page 63
Appendix: Short Titles for Healthy People 2010 Objectives......Page 65
Back Cover\r......Page 76