High-quality health care helps prevent diseases and improve quality of life. Healthy People 2030 focuses on improving health care quality and making sure all people get the health care services they need.

Getting preventive care reduces the risk for diseases, disabilities, and death — yet millions of people in the United States don’t get recommended preventive health care services.1 Healthy People 2030 …

Healthy People 2030 includes objectives focused on improving health by helping people get timely, high-quality health care services. Learn more about health care access and quality.

These objectives highlight the importance of "upstream" factors — usually unrelated to health care delivery — in improving health and reducing health disparities.

But as we age, our health care needs change and may become more complex. The risk for chronic health conditions like dementias, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and arthritis increases with age.

Aug 21, 2024 · Age-adjusted death rate for diabetes (aligned with D-09: Reduce the death rate from any cause in adults with diabetes) Percentage of adults who visited a dentist (aligned with OH-08: …

The Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) is a tool used by more than 90 percent of U.S. health plans to measure performance on important dimensions of care and service.

Healthy People 2030 focuses on helping health care providers and patients access health IT and use it more effectively. People who can access electronic health information can better track and manage …

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (formerly known as the Institute of Medicine) define access to health care as the “timely use of personal health services to achieve the …

Health care providers who communicate clearly and use methods like teach-back and shared decision-making can help people make informed health-related decisions.