Health Professionals: Your Role in Women's Health

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Healthy People 2010

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Healthy People 2010 is a set of health objectives for the nation to achieve over the first decade of the 21st century. It can be used by many different people, states, communities, professional organizations, and others to help them develop programs to improve health.

The health objectives are based on Leading Health Indicators that include issues such as physical activity, overweight and obesity, mental health, immunization, access to health care, and injury and violence. To find "women's health" or other objectives on the Healthy People 2010 web site, click on "search" and then "objectives."

The Health Professionals section Women’s Health Today focuses on many of the women’s issues identified by Healthy People 2010. The section also includes downloadable fact sheets to share with your patients.

Additional Resources

Publications

1. Healthy People 2010 Understanding and Improving Health - This document provides the goals, focus areas, and objectives of the Healthy People 2010 initiative and discusses how health professionals and community partners can play a role in helping with the initiative. (PDF file, 13 Mb)
2. Leading Health Indicators: Priorities for Action - This publication lists the ten leading health indicators from Healthy People 2010. These indicators represent urgent health concerns that health professionals and consumers should be aware of.
3. Healthy People 2010 Toolkit: A Field Guide to Health Planning - The Healthy People 2010 plans call for participation from both health professionals and the community. This toolkit provides guidance to health professionals and community members for developing successful health plans that support the initiative. 
4. Roadmaps for Clinical Practice Series (Copyright © American Medical Association) - To improve the health of our nation, the American Medical Association and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services have teamed up to provide health professionals with this series of guidelines and strategies derived from the Healthy People 2010 goals. 
5. Rural Healthy People 2010 (Copyright © Southwest Rural Health Research Center) - Studies have shown that people who live in rural areas are more at risk for diseases and health disorders than those living in urban areas. This site provides literature, overviews, and models of practice for health professionals practicing in rural areas in accordance to Healthy People 2010.

Organizations

1. Healthy People 2010, HHS
2. US Department of Health and Human Services
3. Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, HHS
4. HealthierUS.gov
5. Public Health Foundation

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Content last updated December 1, 2008.