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Since its inception in 1979, Healthy People has moved the nation from assessing health status to projecting and forecasting what is possible to achieve through preventive interventions and proven clinical preventive services. The initiative provides a time capsule snapshot of the progress of the health of the nation in the last part of the century. Healthy People has enjoyed the bipartisan support of four administrations.

Other participants in the launch of Healthy People 2010 will be former President Jimmy Carter (via videotaped message), former HHS Secretary Louis Sullivan, former Surgeon General Julius Richmond, many former HHS assistant secretaries, and other high-ranking government officials. Leaders from public health, health care, business, and other sectors will also participate. It will bring together 2,010 people from a wide range of professional fields including public health, health education, government, academia, the technology sector, and many more. The conference will also host the release of new "Leading Health Indicators" that define 10 key health measures of broad importance.

Healthy People 2010 Mental Health Resource Directory

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