Healthy People

On Wednesday, September 25th the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion hosted its latest Healthy People 2030 webinar, “Healthy People 2030: Empowering Diabetes Prevention, Treatment, and Management.” A video of that webinar is now available for viewing.

HHS is seeking written comments on 12 proposed new objectives for Healthy People 2030. HHS invites members of the public — both individuals and organizations — to provide comments about the new objectives for HHS to consider.

Health and Well-Being Matter is the monthly blog of the Director of the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. This month RDML Reed welcomes Paolo del Vecchio, MSW, Director of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Office of Recovery, and his insights on health and well-being in the context of recovery.

As childhood vaccination rates decline in the U.S., the urgency to help parents and caregivers understand the truth about the role vaccines play in supporting children’s health is all the more imperative. With the start of the new school year, doing so becomes even more relevant if we are to avoid outbreaks of preventable diseases.