U S Division Of Health And Human Services
The Affordable Care Act highlights minority well being by formally establishing minority health offices within the Department's businesses, and accommodates provisions to enhance data assortment and analysis. HHS is working to handle disparities by promoting access to high quality major care and preventive services, growing a various, culturally-competent workforce, and preventing discriminatory practices. In maintaining with its dedication to transparency and accountability, HHS launched a new 10-year agenda for Healthy People 2020 in December 2010. Healthy People 2020 represents the fourth generation of decade-long illness prevention and health promotion objectives for the nation. Its science-based, measurable aims benchmark the nation’s well being at the beginning of the decade, set 10-year targets, and help monitor and track progress over time. Tracking data, interventions, and different resources are easily accessible at the redesigned healthypeople.gov web site. Economic S