Appendix B

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Appendix B

Healthy People 2020 Scavenger Hunt

Complete the Healthy People 2020 Scavenger Hunt by accessing the Healthy People website located at www.healthypeople.gov.

1. What is the mission of Health People 2020?

The mission of Health People 2020 is to

1. Identify nationwide health improvement priorities.

2. Increase public awareness and understanding of the determinants of health, disease, and disability and the opportunities for progress.

3. Provide measurable objectives and goals that are applicable at the national, State, and local levels.

4. Engage multiple sectors to take actions to strengthen policies and improve practices that are driven by the best available evidence and knowledge.

5. Identify critical research, evaluation, and data collection needs.

2. List five new topic areas for Healthy People 2020?

1. Adolescent Health

2. Early and Middle Childhood

3. Global Health

4. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health

5. Sleep Health

3. Select one topic area from Healthy People 2020. What is the goal of the topic? What is one objective of the topic? Why is this topic and objective important?

The topic I selected was Adolescent Health. The goal of the topic is to improve the healthy development, health, safety, and well-being of adolescents and young adults. One objective is to decrease the proportion of public schools with a serious violent incident. It is important because being a mom of two, I would like to know that my sons are safe while at school.

4. What part of the website did you find most useful?

I don’t know if I found one part of the website more useful than the other but, I like that in the objectives you can view details about each objective. I am a person who likes to read and go by charts and numbers so that section is very helpful to understanding each objective.

5. What resources located on this...