United States Department Of Well Being And Human Providers
The Affordable Care Act highlights minority well being by formally establishing minority well being places of work in the Department's agencies, and accommodates provisions to enhance information collection and evaluation. HHS is working to handle disparities by promoting entry to high quality main care and preventive services, creating a diverse, culturally-competent workforce, and stopping discriminatory practices. In maintaining with its commitment to transparency and accountability, HHS launched a model new 10-year agenda for Healthy People 2020 in December 2010. Healthy People 2020 represents the fourth era of decade-long disease prevention and health promotion targets for the nation. Its science-based, measurable aims benchmark the nation’s well being at the beginning of the last decade, set 10-year targets, and help monitor and observe progress over time. Tracking data, interventions, and different sources are easily accessible at the redesigned healthypeople.gov website. ...