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Communicating Health: Priorities and Strategies for Progress

Healthy People is a collaborative effort managed by the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Healthy People 2010 represents the third time HHS has developed 10-year health objectives for the nation.

The six objectives in the Health Communication Focus Area address the diffusion of the Internet to households, the quality of health web sites, health literacy, provider-patient communication, research and evaluation of communication programs, and centers of excellence in health communication. The purpose of this report is to provide an action plan to achieve the health communication objectives in Healthy People 2010.

http://odphp.osophs.dhhs.gov/projects/HealthComm/default.htm

Publication Year: 2003

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Office Of Disease Prevention And Health Promotion
Room 2132 Switzer Building
330 C St SW
Washington, dc 20201-0001