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4 Criteria for Healthy People 2030 Leading Health Indicators
Pages 29-32

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... In phase 2, the following four criteria are applied to the set of potential LHIs emerging from phase 1: 1. "The LHIs represent a balanced portfolio or cohesive set of indica tors of health and well-being across the life span.
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From page 30...
... . As noted above, the LHIs are defined by the SAC as a "­elected set of measures of determinants and sentinel indicators of s current and potential changes in population health and well-being" and "drawn from Healthy People objectives to communicate the highestpriority health issues." Highest-priority health issues, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine committee adds, would include not only those that characterize the health of the country, but also, the health of communities.
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From page 31...
... should include health equity; the social, physical, and economic determinants of health; shared responsibility and multiple sectors; and all levels of government. Inspired by the SAC's efforts in framing the Healthy People 2030 initiative, the committee also recommends the following: Recommendation 2: The committee recommends a three-phase process should be used for Leading Health Indicator (LHI)
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From page 32...
... The term phases implies a chronological sequence; however, the committee notes that the term filter may more accurately describe the manner in which criteria would likely be applied, and also includes a recognition that some of the criteria from phase 1 and phase 2 may in fact be applied concurrently. The main goal of adding a new phase (or filter)
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