Healthy People 2010

Healthy People 2010 was designed to achieve two goals:

1. Increase quality and years of healthy life.
2. Eliminate health disparities, including differences that occur by gender, race or ethnicity, education or income, disability, geographic location, or sexual orientation.

Compelling evidence indicates race and ethnicity correlate with persistent, and often increasing, health disparities among U.S. populations in all these categories and demands national attention. Eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in cancer will require enhanced efforts at preventing disease, promoting health, and delivering appropriate care. CDC's Division of Cancer Prevention and Control works with the Office of Health Equity to promote cancer education, prevention, treatment, and screening among all populations through its National Comprehensive Cancer Control Program.