Join the Move Your Way Campaign LinkedIn Community!

4 days 18 hours ago

The Move Your Way® campaign — the promotional campaign for the second edition of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans — helps health professionals encourage people to be active where they live, learn, work, and play. ODPHP is pleased to announce the Move Your Way Campaign Community on LinkedIn: a space for professionals who are already using Move Your Way, and for those who want to learn more about the campaign, to engage with each other, share ideas, and connect with ODPHP. …

 

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Check-out Healthy People’s New "5 Things to Know About Health Equity" Video

5 days 18 hours ago

Healthy People just released a new 5 Things to Know About Health Equity video! Achieving health equity requires valuing everyone equally with focused and ongoing societal efforts to address avoidable inequalities, historical and contemporary injustices, and social determinants of health — and to eliminate disparities in health and health care. This short video emphasizes the importance of health equity in improving national health goals and talks about ways that organizations can use Healthy People 2030 to improve health equity.

 

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Register Today for the next Healthy People 2030 Webinar “Injury and Violence Prevention Strategies for the LGBTQ+ Community”

3 weeks 1 day ago

Space is still available for the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion's (ODPHP) next webinar: Injury and Violence Prevention Strategies for the LGBTQ+ Community. This webinar will take place on Tuesday, September 19 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm ET. To register, please visit the Healthy People 2030 Webinar Series Registration page. Continuing Education Credits* (CEs) are available for this webinar. …

 

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There’s Still Time to Register for the Third Meeting of the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

3 weeks 2 days ago

On September 12 and 13, HHS and USDA will host the third meeting of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. The Committee is tasked with reviewing the current body of science on key nutrition and public health topics and developing a scientific report that includes its independent assessment of the evidence and recommendations for HHS and USDA as they develop the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030. The Committee’s report, public comments, and input from other federal nutrition experts will help inform HHS and USDA as the Departments…

 

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Third Meeting of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee to Convene September 12 - 13, 2023

4 weeks ago

On September 12 and 13, HHS and USDA will host the third meeting of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. The Committee is tasked with reviewing the current body of science on key nutrition and public health topics and developing a scientific report that includes its independent assessment of the evidence and recommendations for HHS and USDA as they develop the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030. The Committee’s report, public comments, and input from other federal nutrition experts will help inform HHS and USDA as the Departments…

 

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Reframing Aging

4 weeks 1 day ago

“When we think about definitions of ageism, it goes a little more deeply to think about not only the external ageism that we may experience, but our own internalized ageism. It’s a constant battle, and one that really has health implications for us all.” – Patricia D’Antonio, National Center to Reframe Aging …

 

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Join Us for a Move Your Way Webinar!

1 month ago

ODPHP is inviting those who are committed to helping people live healthier lives through increased physical activity to a webinar all about Move Your Way® — the promotional campaign of the second edition of the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans. On September 21 from 1 to 2 p.m. ET, we hope you’ll join us for Using the Move Your Way Brand to Promote Physical Activity. …

 

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Registration for the next Healthy People 2030 Webinar “Injury and Violence Prevention Strategies for the LGBTQ+ Community” Is Now Open

1 month 2 weeks ago

The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) is pleased to announce its next webinar: Injury and Violence Prevention Strategies for the LGBTQ+ Community. This webinar will take place on Tuesday, September 19 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm ET. To register, please visit the Healthy People 2030 Webinar Series Registration page. Continuing Education Credits* (CEs) are available for this webinar. …

 

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PROTECT Initiative: Using a Healthy People 2030 Objective to Advance Children’s Medication Safety

1 month 2 weeks ago

Reducing emergency department (ED) visits for medication overdoses among children under 5 years of age is a national public health priority. The Healthy People 2030 objective MPS-01 tracks this important issue. The baseline for this Healthy People 2030 objective is 25.6 estimated ED visits per 10,000 children under 5 years of age, which was observed during 2016-2017, and the target rate to be achieved by the end of the decade is 16.6 ED visits per 10,000 children under 5 years of age — an additional 35 percent reduction. …

 

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Registration opens tomorrow to provide Oral Public Comments during the Third Meeting of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee

1 month 3 weeks ago

The 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee will hold its third meeting September 12-13, 2023. The U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture invite the public to register to submit oral comments to the Committee regarding their deliberation. Registration is required and will open tomorrow, August 10, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. ET on DietaryGuidelines.gov. Registration details are as follows: …

 

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A Winning Strategy for a Healthy America

2 months ago

Billy Shore was appointed to the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition in March of 2023, and is the founder of the anti-hunger organization Share Our Strength. The Annual Meeting of the President’s Council is available on the President’s Council YouTube page, and you can follow the Council’s activities on Twitter at @FitnessGov. …

 

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