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Table 1 Health disparities in the Healthy People programs for population health surveillance

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

Publication year

1979

1990

2000

2010

Target year

1990

2000

2010

2020

Overarching Goals*

1) improve infant health and reduce infant mortality

2) improve child health and development and reduce child mortality

3) improve adolescent/young adult health and development and reduce mortality

4) improve adult health and reduce mortality

5) improve older adults’ health and reduce mortality

1) increase the span of healthy life

2) reduce disparities

3) achieve access to preventive services

1) increase quality and years of healthy life

2) eliminate health disparities

1) attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death

2) achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups

3) create social and physical environments that promote good health for all

4) promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life stages

Inequality parameters

[Not defined. Where data allowed:

White

Black

American Indian

Hispanic

Non-White]

American Indian/Alaska Native

Asian/Pacific Islander

Black

Hispanic

Women

Adolescents/young adults

Older adults

People with disabilities

People with low SES

Race and Ethnicity

American Indian/Alaska Native

Asian/Pacific Islander

Hispanic/Latino

Black (non-Hispanic)

White (non-Hispanic)

2 or more races

Sex

Educational level

Income

Geographic location

Disability status

Sexual orientation (data unavailable for all 2010 outcomes)

Race and Ethnicity

American Indian/Alaska Native

Asian/Pacific Islander

Hispanic/Latino

Black (non-Hispanic)

White (non-Hispanic)

2 or more races

Gender

Educational level

Income

Geographic location (rural/urban)

Disability status

Sexual identity/orientation

Number of Priority Topic Areas

15

22

28

42

Number of Specific Outcomes

226

319

969

1200 (approximately)

  1. *The goals that refer directly to health disparities are emphasized in bold, italic font