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Table 2 Priority Areas of the Healthy People programs 1990-2020

From: Health disparities monitoring in the U.S.: lessons for monitoring efforts in Israel and other countries

1990 Priority Areas

2000 Priority Areas

2010 Focus Areas

2020 Topic Areas

(n = 15)

(n = 22)

(n = 28)

(n = 42)

 

[Clinical preventive services]

Access to quality health services

Access to quality health services

   

Adolescent health

  

Arthritis, osteoporosis & chronic back conditions

Arthritis, osteoporosis & chronic back conditions

   

Blood disorders & blood safety

 

Cancer

Cancer

Cancer

  

Chronic kidney disease

Chronic kidney disease

   

Dementias

 

Diabetes & chronic disabling conditions

Diabetes

Diabetes

 

[with Diabetes]

Disability & secondary conditions

Disability & health

   

Early & middle childhood

 

Education & community-based programs

Educational & community-based programs

Educational & community-based programs

Environmental health [Toxic agent control]

Environmental health

Environmental health

Environmental health

Family planning

Family planning

Family planning

Family planning

 

Food & drug safety

Food safety

Food safety

   

Genomics

   

Global health

  

Health communication

Health communication & health information technology

   

Health-related QoL & well-being

   

Healthcare-associated infections

  

[with Vision]

Hearing & other sensory or communication disorders

High blood pressure control

Heart disease & stroke

Heart disease & stroke

Heart disease & stroke

 

HIV infection

HIV

HIV

Immunizations

Infectious agent control

Immunizations & infectious diseases

Immunizations & infectious diseases

Immunizations & infectious diseases

Injury control [accidental]

Injuries [unintentional]

Violent and abusive behavior

Injury & violence prevention

Injury & violence prevention

   

Lesbian, gay bisexual & transgender health

Maternal [Pregnancy] & infant care

Maternal & infant health

Maternal, infant & child health

Maternal, infant & child health

  

Medical product safety

Medical product safety

 

Mental health & mental disorders

Mental health & mental disorders

Mental health & mental disorders

Nutrition

Nutrition

Nutrition & overweight

Nutrition & weight status

Occupational safety & health

Occupational safety and health

Occupational safety & health

Occupational safety & health

   

Older adults

Fluoridation of water supplies

Oral Health

Oral health

Oral health

Physical activity [Exercise & fitness]

Physical activity/fitness

Physical activity/fitness

Physical activity

   

Preparedness

 

[Clinical preventive services]

[Surveillance & data systems]

Public health infrastructure

Public health infrastructure

  

Respiratory diseases

Respiratory diseases

Sexually transmissible diseases

Sexually transmitted diseases

Sexually transmitted diseases

Sexually transmitted diseases

   

Sleep health

   

Social determinants

Stress management

   

Substance use [Alcohol & drugs]

Substance abuse

Substance abuse

Substance abuse

Tobacco [smoking cessation]

Tobacco use

Tobacco use

Tobacco use