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Healthy People 2020 Leading Health Indicators: Progress Update

As of March 2014, progress generally has been positive toward achieving the HP2020 targets for the 26 LHIs, with 14 indicators (53.9%) having either met their target or shown improvement:

  • 4 indicators (15.4%) have met or exceeded their HP2020 targets.
  • 10 indicators (38.5%) are improving.
  • 8 indicators (30.8%) show little or no detectable change.
  • 3 indicators (11.5%) are getting worse.
  • 1 indicator (3.8%) has only baseline data.

Noteworthy progress has been made for many of the indicators:

  • Fewer adults smoking cigarettes,
  • Fewer children exposed to secondhand smoke,
  • More adults meeting physical activity targets,
  • Fewer adolescents using alcohol or illicit drugs.

Additional Resources

Webinars December 13th, 2017

Equity of Care Webinar SeriesPart 2: Aligning Diversity and Inclusion, Community Engagement, Busi......

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Webinars November 20th, 2017

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Webinars November 17th, 2017

Transportation and the Role of Hospitals This AHA webinar on “Transportation and the Role of Hos......

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