STRATEGIC PLAN - ASPE - U.S. Department of Health and Human ...
STRATEGIC PLAN - ASPE - U.S. Department of Health and Human ...
STRATEGIC PLAN - ASPE - U.S. Department of Health and Human ...
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CHAPTER 3: Public <strong>Health</strong> Promotion <strong>and</strong> Protection, Disease Prevention,<strong>and</strong> Emergency PreparednessThroughout the 20th century, advances in public health<strong>and</strong> medicine resulted in reduced morbidity <strong>and</strong> mortalityfrom infectious diseases, including influenza, polio, <strong>and</strong>foodborne <strong>and</strong> waterborne illnesses. Chronic diseases,such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, <strong>and</strong> diabetes,replaced infectious diseases as the major cause <strong>of</strong> illness<strong>and</strong> death in the United States in the latter part <strong>of</strong> the 20thcentury. In the new millennium, the Nation continues t<strong>of</strong>ace the challenge <strong>of</strong> chronic disease because <strong>of</strong> unhealthy<strong>and</strong> risky behaviors, environmental exposures, <strong>and</strong> anaging population.<strong>STRATEGIC</strong> GOAL 2:PUBLIC HEALTH PROMOTION AND PROTECTION,DISEASE PREVENTION, AND EMERGENCYPREPAREDNESSStrategic Objective 2.1:Prevent the spread <strong>of</strong> infectious diseases.Strategic Objective 2.2:Protect the public against injuries <strong>and</strong>environmental threats.Strategic Objective 2.3:Promote <strong>and</strong> encourage preventive healthcare, including mental health, lifelong healthybehaviors, <strong>and</strong> recovery.Strategic Objective 2.4:Prepare for <strong>and</strong> respond to natural <strong>and</strong> manmadedisasters.HHS Strategic Plan FY 2007-201259
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