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Appendix B

Healthy People 2010 Scavenger Hunt

Complete the Healthy People 2010 Scavenger Hunt by accessing the Healthy People Web site
located at www.healthypeople.gov.

1. List the two goals of Healthy People 2010.

Goal 1: Increase Quality and Years of Healthy Life

The first goal of Healthy People 2010 is to help individuals of all ages
increase life expectancy and improve their quality of life.

Goal 2: Eliminate Health Disparities

The second goal of Healthy People 2010 is to eliminate health disparities

among different segments of the population.

2. List two options available for accessing information on the healthfinder.gov page of
Healthy People 2010.

Access to Quality Health Services

o Quality of Care
o Clinical Preventive Services
o Health Insurance
o Primary Care
o Emergency Medical Services
o Long Term Care

Arthritis, Osteoporosis, and Chronic Back Conditions

o Arthritis
o Osteoporosis
o Back Care

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 3. What are three of the leading health indicators listed on the Healthy People 2010 site?

The Leading Health Indicators are

Physical Activity
Overweight and Obesity
Tobacco Use
Substance Abuse
Responsible Sexual Behavior
Mental Health
Injury and Violence
Environmental Quality
Immunization

4. What are the three partners listed on the Implementation page?

Partners
o Federal Agencies
HHS and other Federal agencies serve as coordinators for specific
focus areas of Healthy People 2010.
o Healthy People Consortium
The Healthy People Consortium consists of more than 400 national
membership organizations, all State and Territorial health
departments, and key national associations of State health officials
working to advance health.
o MOU Partners
HHS has signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) for
strategic partnerships with non-federal organizations to help
achieve the goals of Healthy People 2010

5. List two search options that are available when you click the Search tab.
This Web Site

Search all the information on this site (excluding the major publications,
which are searchable separately).

Healthy People 2010 Publications

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 Search the complete text of the major Healthy People 2010 documents.

6. How many focus areas are listed within the healthfinder.gov page? There are 28 toatal.

7. List three of the resources for the priorities listed when you click on Leading Health
Indicators and select the LHIs: Priorities for Action link.

Physical Activity

Overweight and Obesity

Tobacco Us

8. What part of the Web site did you find most useful? About healthy people.

9. What resources located on this Web site would you consider using in the future? Be a
healthy person.

10. Which part of the Web site did you find to be the most interesting? What is the history of
healthy people was very interesting to me.

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