Healthy People 2010, Understanding and Improving Health

2nd edition. Superseded the January 2000 Conference Edition. Includes updated data. Outlines a comprehensive, nationwide health promotion and disease prevention agenda. Designed to serve as a roadmap for improving the health of all people in the United States during the first decade of the 21st century.Committed to promoting health and preventing illness, disability, and premature death.

Healthy People 2010: Understanding and Improving Health is the first of three parts in the Healthy People 2010 series.

The second part, Healthy People 2010, (Volumes I and II) contains detailed descriptions of 467 objectives to improve health. These objectives are organized into 28 specific focus areas.

The third part, Tracking Healthy People 2010, provides a comprehensive review of the statistical measures that will be used to evaluate progress