HHS Releases Healthy People 2020 - December 14, 2010
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Dec. 2 released Healthy People 2020. Healthy People is released every 10 years and sets objectives for improving the health of Americans across the coming decade. The 2020 report addresses a number of new topics, including focusing on ways to reduce healthcare-associated infections. It also emphasizes the importance of reducing health disparities and promoting preventive medicine.