2. Inclusive Healthy
People 2020 Released
On December 2nd Healthy People 2010, the federal government's blueprint for
building a healthier nation between 2010 and 2020, was released. The doument
includes not only numerous objectives important for the LGBT community, but also
an entire topic area devoted to LGBT health. Assistant Secretary for Health, Dr.
Howard Koh, and community health advocates introduced the Healthy People 2020
website and objectives.The doument recognizes the disproportionate impact of
conditions such as HIV/AIDS and tobacco use on the health of the LGBT community.
Healthy People 2020 represents a significant advance in several aspects over
previous versions. Most notably, the target areas and objectives will now be
available in an interactive online format, and the entire document will be
constantly updated to reflect progress made toward the objectives by
participating communities, providers, and public health advocates from around
the country. Go to the federal government's
Healthy People site for more on The Healthy People 2020 target areas.