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|TopOrganization=Department of Health and Human Services
|TopOrganization=Department of Health and Human Services
|CreationLegislation=Public Health Service Act
|CreationLegislation=Public Health Service Act
|Purpose=Healthy People 2020 established national objectives to improve the health and well-being of Americans, focusing on preventing disease and reducing health disparities over the decade from 2010 to 2020. It aimed to provide a framework for public health action by setting measurable targets across diverse health topics to guide federal, state, and local efforts.
|Purpose=Healthy People 2020 set decade-long goals to boost U.S. health, cut disparities, and prevent disease with measurable targets for public action.
|Website=https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/healthy_people/hp2020.htm
|Website=https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/healthy_people/hp2020.htm
|ProgramStart=December 2, 2010
|ProgramStart=December 2, 2010
|InitialFunding=Not publicly specified; part of ODPHP budget
|InitialFunding=Not publicly specified; part of ODPHP budget
|Duration=December 2010 - December 2020
|Duration=December 2010 - December 2020
|Historic=true
|Historic=Yes
}}
}}
'''Healthy People 2020''' ('''HP2020''') was a decade-long initiative led by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) within the Department of Health and Human Services to set and track national health objectives from 2010 to 2020.  
'''Healthy People 2020''' ('''HP2020''') was a decade-long initiative led by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) within the Department of Health and Human Services to set and track national health objectives from 2010 to 2020.