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The 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s Scientific Report has been submitted to the Secretaries of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and is now available online. To gather public input on the Scientific Report, HHS and USDA have opened a 60-day comment period during which interested parties are invited to share their feedback.

Healthy People Leading Health Indicators (LHIs) reflect major causes of death and disease in the United States. They track health conditions like diabetes, cancer, and obesity, as well as social determinants of health like employment, environmental health, education, and food insecurity. Together, LHIs cover every stage of life...

The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) is pleased to announce its next Healthy People 2030 webinar: Breaking Down Barriers to Health Care by Addressing the Social Determinants of Health. This webinar will take place on Wednesday, December 11th from 1:00 pm ET to 2:00 pm ET. To register, please visit the Healthy People 2030 Webinar Series Registration page...

A health equity mindset will help us make real strides in mitigating the negative effects of the national epidemic of loneliness and social isolation. That means deeply examining the special needs and challenges of groups with higher risk, such as certain racial and ethnic groups, LGBTQ+ people, rural residents, groups who experience other forms of discrimination, and survivors of domestic violence.