As Healthy People has evolved over the decades to reflect the most current science and address the latest public health priorities, it has strengthened its focus on health equity. This focus is reflected in one of the overarching goals of Healthy People 2030: “Eliminate health disparities, achieve health equity, and attain health literacy to improve the health and well-being of all.”
Healthy People 2030’s emphasis on health equity is closely tied to its focus on health literacy and social determinants of health. Social determinants — like structural racism or systemic bias — can affect health literacy and contribute to health disparities. Taking steps to address these factors is key to achieving health equity.
In line with this focus, Healthy People 2030 provides tools for action to help individuals, organizations, and communities committed to improving health and well-being advance health equity. (website abstract) #P4HEwebinarMarch2024