News & Announcements

The U. S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA) announced that the second meeting of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee will be held Wednesday, May 10th, 2023. The public is invited to attend the meeting virtually. Registration for the meeting is currently open through May 10th.

May 5, 2023 ODPHP Director RDML Paul Reed appeared on the latest episode of National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) “Podcast from Washington” for a discussion about Healthy People 2030’s Leading Health Indicators. RDML Reed was joined by Glenda Redeemer, MSN, Chronic Disease Prevention Division Manager at Tarrant County Public Health Department (TCPH) in Fort Worth, TX who discussed how Healthy People Leading Health Indicators inform local disease prevention and health promotion efforts. TCPH is also recognized as a Healthy People Champion.

Space is still available for the next Healthy People 2030 Spotlight on Health Webinar: Best Practices in Pain Care. This webinar will take place on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 from 1:00 to 2:15 pm ET. To register, please visit the Healthy People 2030 Webinar Registration page. During this webinar, federal presenters will provide an overview of Healthy People 2030’s Chronic Pain Topic Area and the progress made to date on the objective Reduce the proportion of adults with chronic pain that frequently limits life or work activities – CP-01.