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Healthy People 2000: national health promotion and disease prevention objectives (excerpts). US Public Health Service.

J Allied Health. 1990 Fall;19(4):297-311. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE MED/91107401

Abstract: The US Public Health Service recently completed and published Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives. The report is the culmination of a national effort, representing the work of citizens, professionals, organizations, and communities, and the cooperation of numerous federal agencies. The overall goal of the report and its objectives are to prevent unnecessary disease and disability and to achieve a better quality of life for all Americans.
Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/PREVENTION & CONTROL Aged Blacks Chronic Disease Female Goals *Health Priorities *Health Promotion Human Life Expectancy Male Middle Age Minority Groups *Public Health Smoking/ADVERSE EFFECTS Social Responsibility Substance Abuse/PREVENTION & CONTROL Time Factors United States JOURNAL ARTICLEKWDacquiredimmunodeficiencysyndrome/prevention&controlagedblackschronicdiseasefemalegoalsKWDhealthprioritiesKWDhealthpromotionhumanlifeexpectancymalemiddleageminoritygroupsKWDpublichealthsmoking/adverseeffectssocialresponsibilitysubstanceabuse/prevention&controltimefactorsunitedstatesjournalarticle
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