Healthy People 2020 is a national partnership brought about by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in an effort to improve the health of all people in the United States. Every decade this partnership brings forward sets of objectives with science-based benchmarks to track and monitor health issues within the population with the goal of all people living long and healthy lives. Nursing and health promotion offers to this partnership the ability to accomplish these objectives.

Tasks:

Using the Healthy People 2020 website, discuss which of the four foundation healthcare measures is the most important to improving people’s health. Use the readings to justify your answer.

In a minimum of 200 words, post your response to the following:

• Discussed which of the four foundation healthcare measures is the most important.
• Response justified with scholarly references.

Consider sharing your own experiences and interpretation of the research. Support your findings with examples and scholarly references. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.