Healthy People 2020 is a collaborative initiative managed by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion within the US Department of Health and Human Services (ODPHP, 2010). The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion published Healthy People 2020 with new 10-year goals and objective for promoting health in 2010 (ODPHP, 2010). The Healthy People initiative sets national objectives to improve the quality and quantity of life in the United States. The purpose of this post is
Healthy People 2020 is a science-based program administered by the US government’s Department of Health and Human Services. The program’s vision is an America in which all people live long, healthy lives through improving health, education and healthy lifestyle choices. It attempts to do this with four 10-year national goals and objectives. 1) Realizing “high quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death.” 2) Achieve health parity, eliminate differences
in Malaysia. Water poses the main sources to human life and livelihood in every parts of the world. Accordingly to the research shows that water waste overall came from outside which is from landscaping and irrigation activity. Malaysia just recognize this problem and came out with several alternative to settle down it. Malaysia just starting looking forward finding and research new alternative for landscaping and irrigation to control wastewater management. The best water efficiency for landscaping
One of Healthy People 2020 overarching goals is to achieve health equity, eliminate health disparities and improve the health of all groups (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services [DHHS], 2010). In order to help achieve that goal, U.S. health professionals must be knowledgeable of and sensitive to the beliefs and practices of the various cultures that make up our country. Lipson (1996) defined culture and conveyed, Culture…is a system of symbols that is shared, learned and passed on through generations
business opportunities while creating value for society." Now, taking the perspective of Goldman Sachs, they very beautifully state that the social responsibilities of a company is not just about reducing environmental footprint. They emphasize on a research at both the corporate and university level that we are at the doorstep of this next generation of employees and consumers that have specific needs at work and which are significantly different from the previous generations. Amongst these is a desire
countries have been grappling to a larger or lesser extent. Act on Disclosure of Information by Public Agencies, 1996 Act enacted in 1996 by the South Korean government with the intent of ensuring people's right to know and to secure participation of the people in State affairs. The Act is enforced to promote transparency in the operation of state affairs. Act provides an obligation to the government for disclosing the matters concerning the information possessed and managed by public