HEALTHY PEOPLE 2000 Priority Areas and
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This Web site contains the historical record of the Healthy People 2000 objectives. The new Healthy People 2010 objectives were released on January 25, 2000. Information on this site may be outdated, and no new information will be added.


HEALTHY PEOPLE 2000 
Priority Areas and Lead PHS Agencies

1 Physical Activity and Fitness President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (202)272-3421
2 Nutrition National Institutes of Health
Food and Drug Administration
(301)594-8822
(202)205-5483
3 Tobacco Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (770)488-5709
4 Substance Abuse: Alcohol and Other Drugs Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration
(301)443-7790
5 Family Planning Office of Population Affairs (301)594-4000
6 Mental Health and Mental Disorders Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration
National Institutes of Health
(301)443-4111
(301)443-4513
7 Violent and Abusive Behavior Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (770)488-4276
8 Educational and Community-
Based Programs
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health Resources and Services Administration
(770)488-5080

(301)443-2460
9 Unintentional Injuries Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (770)488-4652
10 Occupational Safety and Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (800)35-NIOSH
11 Environmental Health National Institutes of Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(919)541-5723
(770)488-7297
12 Food and Drug Safety Food and Drug Administration (301)443-1382
13 Oral Health National Institutes of Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(301)594-5579
(770)488-5080
14 Maternal and Infant Health Health Resources and Services Administration (301)443-2170
15 Heart Disease and Stroke National Institutes of Health (301)496-1051
16 Cancer National Institutes of Health (301)496-9569
17 Diabetes and Chronic Disabling Conditions National Institutes of Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(301)654-3327
(770)488-5080
18 HIV Infection Office of HIV/AIDS Policy (202)690-5560
19 Sexually Transmitted Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (800)227-8922
20 Immunization and Infectious Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (404)639-8200
21 Clinical Preventive Services Health Resources and Services Administration
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(301)443-5277

(404)637-7075
22 Surveillance and Data Systems Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (301)436-3548

The following agencies have lead or co-lead responsibility for the Healthy People 2000 priority areas indicated:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov

Clinical Preventive Services
Diabetes and Chronic Disabling Conditions
Educational and Community-Based Programs
Environmental Health
HIV Infection
Immunizations and Infectious Diseases
Occupational Safety and Health
Oral Health
Tobacco
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Surveillance and Data Systems
Unintentional Injuries
Violent and Abusive Behavior

Food and Drug Administration 
www.fda.gov

Food and Drug Safety
Nutrition

Health Resources and Services Administration
www.hrsa.dhhs.gov

Clinical Preventive Services
Educational and Community-Based Programs
Maternal and Infant Health

National Institutes of Health
www.nih.gov

Cancer
Diabetes and Chronic Disabling Conditions
Environmental Health
Heart Disease and Stroke
Mental Health and Mental Disorders
Nutrition
Oral Health

Office of Population Affairs
www.dhhs.os.gov/progorg/opa/

Family Planning

President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/ophs/pcpfs.htm

Physical Activity and Fitness

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
www.samhsa.gov

Mental Health and Mental Disorders


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Updated November 30, 2000