Healthy People 2030 Related to Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Obesity

Key points

Healthy People 2030 sets data-driven national objectives to improve health and well-being over the next decade. Healthy People 2030 includes 359 core — or measurable — objectives as well as developmental and research objectives. Below are the indicators and objectives that align with the work of ÐÇ¿ÕÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO).

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Leading health indicators

Of the core objectives, there is a subset of . This subset helps organizations, communities, and states focus their resources and efforts to improve the health and well-being of all people. Four leading health indicators are directly related to DNPAO's work:

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In addition to the leading health indicators, the objectives below are related to DNPAO's work.

Healthy eating

For people 2 and older:

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Vitamins and minerals

For people 2 and older:

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For other population groups:

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Breastfeeding

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Healthy food environment

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Physical activity for children and adolescents

Increase the proportion of:

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Physical activity for adults

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Increase the proportion of adults:

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Physical activity for older adults

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Neighborhood and built environment

Increase the proportion of:

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Healthy weight for adults

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Sleep

Increase the proportion of:

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Developmental objectives

In addition to core objectives, represent specific high-priority public health issues. These public health issues are associated with evidence-based interventions but do not yet have reliable baseline data.

The developmental objectives related to DNPAO are to increase the proportion of:

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Research objectives

represent public health issues with a high health or economic burden. These public health issues can also have significant disparities between population groups. These public health issues are not yet associated with evidence-based interventions.

Objectives are to increase the proportion of:

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Overall health and well-being measures

are broad outcome measures intended to assess the . This vision is of a society where all people can achieve their full potential for health and well-being across the lifespan. Unlike the leading health indicators and core objectives, these measures do not have targets.

Well-Being

Healthy life expectancy

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Mortality and health summary

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Objective code abbreviations

  • A—Arthritis
  • DO—Developmental Objective
  • ECBP—Educational and Community-Based Programs
  • EMC—Early and Middle Childhood
  • MICH—Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
  • NWS—Nutrition and Weight Status
  • OA—Older Adults
  • OHM—Overall Health and Well–Being Measures
  • PA—Physical Activity
  • RO—Research Objective
  • SH—Sleep Health
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National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP)