Social justice in Healthy People 2020
According to Healthy People 2020, health promotion will only become valid and applicable once every household can access high-quality healthcare and live in a favorable comfortable environment that will promote good health care. It is for this reason that the healthy nation 2020 has made social justice, which encompasses the creation of a social and physical environment which will improve good health for all individuals despite their financial level as one of its primary overarching goals. Thereby some of the social health determinants involve affordability and availability of resources, which will aid in the attainment of the basic needs, access to health care facilities and services by all individuals, public safety, access to quality education, just to name but a few (ODPHP, 2020).
Healthy people 2020, therefore, focuses on the envisage of a time frame where cases of preventable deaths, disabilities, illnesses as well as health disparities will be non-existent. Each individual will be able to access the best possible healthcare; there are no limitations or constraints. Advocating for social justice by Healthy People 2020 has proved useful to some degree since it has led to the development of stringent policies regarding the HIAP approach. This approach is an innovative strategy that has been aimed at bridging if not closing the health gap that has been existent amongst the different socio-demographic groups.
It has therefore been associated with the tackling of complex health challenges through policies meant to tackle social determinants problems e.g., access to education, housing, transportation as well as health-related issues. Thereby Healthy People 2020 has, therefore, come up with new innovative strategies for implementation of the HIAP approach to ensure that it completely aligns the social determinants to their health outcomes. Thereby Healthy People 2020 has been involved with the creation of more awareness of the HIAP approach via the offering of web-based training and short courses on this approach. It has further advocated for collaborations of the government with organizations advocating for environmental justice as well as human rights and equity to be able to promote equitable health-enhancing policies across the various sectors of the society. This has proven very effective in advocating for equitable health across all social platforms (Secretary’s Advisory Committee, 2010).
Healthy people 2020 has been able to reach very many people as it’s a web-accessible database that has been famous in terms of its searchability and interaction level. Through clear creation of awareness on its overarching goals, which include social justice in the form of health equity and social and physical environments creation, which promote good health for all individuals, Health people 2020 has been able to reach many stakeholders. These stakeholders have used this information to undertake various projects aimed at improving population health. The stakeholders have also been able to access the necessary metrics and guidance on effective interventions and ventures to take (DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.USA, 2020).
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.The USA. (2020). Healthy People 2020 |. https://www.healthypeople.gov/sites/default/files/PhaseI_0.pdf
ODPHP. (2020). Social determinants of health | Healthy people 2020. Healthy People 2020 |. https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/social-determinants-of-health
Secretary’s Advisory Committee. (2010, July 26). Healthy People 2020 |. https://www.healthypeople.gov/sites/default/files/SocietalDeterminantsHealth.pdf