Benchmarking to National Health Goals

Healthy People 2020 (HP 2020) goals can be used to target specific employer Family Safety & Health goals. Healthy People 2020 is a "set of goals and objectives with 10-year targets designed to guide national health promotion and disease prevention efforts to improve the health of all people in the United States."

National goals can be transferred to family safety and health programs. Workplace specific goals include:

• Increase the proportion of worksites that offer an employee health promotion program to their employees.
• Increase the proportion of employees that participate in employer sponsored health promotion activities.

Use HP 2020  to develop a measurable program. Most of the goals in HP 2020 are population based - compare your employee population to the HP 2020 goals. 

Steps to using HP 2020 when implementing your Family Safety & Health program.

1. Create a baseline for your emplopyee population. 
2. Determine how your employee population compares to the National baseline.
3. Set organizational goals and timelines - use the "target" from HP 2020 and set your goals based on these targets.
4. Monitor and communicate progress with the employee population.
5. Revisit goals on a regular basis.

Set program goals for:

• Driving Safety
• Healthy Eating
• Physical Activity
• Unintentional Overdoses
• Tobacco Cessation 
• Vaccine-Preventable Diseases