It Takes a Village
Social Determinants of Health -> Health and Healthcare Determinants
Health and Health Care Objectives
Several Health and Health Care Objectives have been identified, including:
AHS-1.1: Increase the proportion of persons with medical insurance
- AHS-3: Increase the proportion of persons with a usual primary care provider
- AHS-5.1: Increase the proportion of persons of all ages who have a specific source of ongoing care
- AHS-6.1: Reduce the proportion of persons who are unable to obtain or delay in obtaining necessary medical care, dental care, or prescription medicines
Health and Health Care Data Sets
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a rich source of data sets that support the Healthy People 2020 measures. The following example illustrates one of these measures–Physicians per 100,000 residents, by county.
