Share your ideas for Healthy People 2020! The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has charged the regional genetics and newborn screening collaboratives to measure and monitor Healthy People 2020 objectives. Healthy People provides science-based, 10-year objectives to improve the health of Americans. For 3 decades, Healthy People has established benchmarks and monitored progress in order to: 1) Encourage collaborations across communities and sectors; 2) Empower individuals toward making informed health decisions and; 3) Measure the impact of prevention activities. To assure that genetics and newborn screening service issues are included in Healthy People 2020 objectives, visit http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/about/publicComment.aspx?source=govdelivery between October 15-November 2 and make public comment.

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