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2020 Topics and Goals
- Diabetes
Reduce the disease and economic burden of diabetes mellitus (DM) and improve the quality of life for all persons who have, or are at risk for, DM.
- Immunization and Infectious Diseases
Increase immunization rates and reduce preventable infectious diseases.
- Substance Abuse
Reduce substance abuse to protect the health, safety, and quality of life for all, especially children.
- HIV
Prevent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and its related illness and death.
- Heart Disease and Stroke
Improve cardiovascular health and quality of life through prevention, detection, and treatment of risk factors for heart attack and stroke; early identification and treatment of heart attacks and strokes; and prevention of repeat cardiovascular events.
- Tobacco Use
Reduce illness, disability, and death related to tobacco use and secondhand smoke exposure.
- Physical Activity
Improve health, fitness, and quality of life through daily physical activity.
- Mental Health and Mental Disorders
Improve mental health through prevention and by ensuring access to appropriate, quality mental health services.
- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
Improve the health and well-being of women, infants, children, and families.
- Injury and Violence Prevention
Prevent unintentional injuries and violence, and reduce their consequences.
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Promote healthy sexual behaviors, strengthen community capacity, and increase access to quality services to prevent sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and their complications.
- Arthritis, Osteoporosis, and Chronic Back Conditions
Prevent illness and disability related to arthritis and other rheumatic conditions, osteoporosis, and chronic back conditions.
- Adolescent Health
Improve the healthy development, health, safety, and well-being of adolescents and young adults.
- Nutrition and Weight Status
Promote health and reduce chronic disease risk through the consumption of healthful diets and achievement and maintenance of healthy body weights.
- Cancer
Reduce the number of new cancer cases, as well as the illness, disability, and death caused by cancer.
- Dementias, Including Alzheimer's Disease
Reduce the morbidity and costs associated with, and maintain or enhance the quality of life for, persons with dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease.
- Early and Middle Childhood
Document and track population-based measures of health and well-being for early and middle childhood populations over time in the United States.
- Chronic Kidney Disease
Reduce new cases of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its complications, disability, death, and economic costs.
- Respiratory Diseases
Promote respiratory health through better prevention, detection, treatment, and education efforts.
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