THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
LATEST VERSION; RATED A+
Healthy People Initiative
-Began in 1979 when Surgeon General Julius Richmond issued a landmark report titled "Healthy People:
The Surgeon General's Report on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention"
-Builds on knowledge gained and lessons learned to address the latest public health priorities
-Healthy People 2030 -> 5th iteration of the initiative
Healthy People 2030
Vision
-A society in which all people can achieve their full potential
for health and well-being across the lifespan
Mission
-To promote, strengthen, and evaluate the nation's efforts to improve the health and well-being of all
people
Overarching Goals of Healthy People 2030
-Attain healthy, thriving lives and well-being
-Eliminate health disparities, achieve health equity, and attain health literacy
-Create social, physical, and economic environments that promote attaining the full potential for health
and well-being for all
-Promote healthy development, healthy behaviors, and well-being across life
-Engage leadership, key constituents, and the public across multiple sectors to take action and design
policies that improve the health and well-being
Foundational Principles of Healthy People 2030
-health and well-being of all people and communities is essential to a thriving, equitable society
-Promoting health and well-being & preventing disease -> linked efforts that encompass physical,
mental, and social health
-Investing to achieve the full potential for health and well-being for all provides benefits to society
-Achieving health and well-being requires eliminating health disparities, achieving health equity, and
attaining health literacy
-Healthy physical, social, and economic environments strengthen potential to achieve health and well-
being
-Promoting and achieving health and well-being nationwide is a shared responsibility distributed across
the national, state, tribal, and community levels, including the public, private, and non-profit sectors
-Working to attain the full potential for health and well-being of the population is a component of
decision-making and policy formulation across all sectors
Social Determinants of Health
LATEST VERSION; RATED A+
Healthy People Initiative
-Began in 1979 when Surgeon General Julius Richmond issued a landmark report titled "Healthy People:
The Surgeon General's Report on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention"
-Builds on knowledge gained and lessons learned to address the latest public health priorities
-Healthy People 2030 -> 5th iteration of the initiative
Healthy People 2030
Vision
-A society in which all people can achieve their full potential
for health and well-being across the lifespan
Mission
-To promote, strengthen, and evaluate the nation's efforts to improve the health and well-being of all
people
Overarching Goals of Healthy People 2030
-Attain healthy, thriving lives and well-being
-Eliminate health disparities, achieve health equity, and attain health literacy
-Create social, physical, and economic environments that promote attaining the full potential for health
and well-being for all
-Promote healthy development, healthy behaviors, and well-being across life
-Engage leadership, key constituents, and the public across multiple sectors to take action and design
policies that improve the health and well-being
Foundational Principles of Healthy People 2030
-health and well-being of all people and communities is essential to a thriving, equitable society
-Promoting health and well-being & preventing disease -> linked efforts that encompass physical,
mental, and social health
-Investing to achieve the full potential for health and well-being for all provides benefits to society
-Achieving health and well-being requires eliminating health disparities, achieving health equity, and
attaining health literacy
-Healthy physical, social, and economic environments strengthen potential to achieve health and well-
being
-Promoting and achieving health and well-being nationwide is a shared responsibility distributed across
the national, state, tribal, and community levels, including the public, private, and non-profit sectors
-Working to attain the full potential for health and well-being of the population is a component of
decision-making and policy formulation across all sectors
Social Determinants of Health
