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The Healthy People 2020 website is a useful resource that sheds light on diverse
strategies that can be adopted on order to improve the health outcome of people. A number of
serious health issues have been identified that affect the quality of life at the global level and
objectives have been set that must be achieved for improving the health outcome of people
and helping them lead healthy life. For instance, one of the important topics that have been
captured is ‘access to health services (Topics & Objectives. 2020 Topics and Objectives –
Objectives A–Z | Healthy People 2020, 2021).’ In order to accomplish the objective,
healthcare professionals and practitioners need to play a proactive role so that each and every
individual in the society can have access to comprehensive health solutions and barriers can
be eliminated that may make health services inaccessible for them (Access to health services.
Access to Health Services | Healthy People 2020, 2021).
The CDC Health, United States is another useful resource that gives a glimpse into the
current health situation in the nation. Some of the important elements that have been captured
include the health status of people and the associated determinants (Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, 2021). Some of the key elements such as life expectancy at birth,
drug overdose fatalities, suicides, and hypertension, have been highlighted. The major health
issues that increase the overall burden on the health system of the U.S. are identified. In
addition these details, it also gives an insight into the available healthcare resources that are
available for people to enhance their health outcomes (National Center for Health Statistics
(US), & National Center for Health Services Research, 2011).
In the dynamic and unpredictable healthcare setting, the information that is available
in these resources can be used to identify the health issues that need to be tackled on an urgent
basis to minimize the vulnerability of the general public. By utilizing the updated information
relating to health needs, it is possible for health professionals to extend holistic support to
people and enhance their quality of life. c
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References
Access to health services. Access to Health Services | Healthy People 2020. (2021). Retrieved
January 21, 2022, from https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-
objectives/topic/Access-to-Health-Services
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021, March 2). Homepage - Health, United
States - products. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved January 21,
2022, from https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/hus/index.htm
National Center for Health Statistics (US), & National Center for Health Services Research.
(2011). Health, United States. US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare,
Public Health Service, Health Resources Administration, National Center for Health
Statistics.
Topics & Objectives. 2020 Topics and Objectives – Objectives A–Z | Healthy People 2020.
(2021). Retrieved January 21, 2022, from https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-
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