Healthy People 2020 Improving the Health of Americans  Healthy People provides science-based, 10-year national objective for improving the health of all Americans. There have been great improvements in the quality of life for Americans over the past decade however, significant disparities still remain.  Healthy People 2020 is a set of 10-year, national goals and objectives aimed at improving the health of Americans.  To communicate high-priority health issues and actions Healthy People 2020 Leading Health Indicators has been developed which is comprised of 26 indicators within 12 topics. The Leading Health Indicators are: Access to Health Services Clinical Preventive Services Environmental Quality Injury and Violence Maternal, Infant, and Child Health Mental Health Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity Oral Health Reproductive and Sexual Health Social Detreminants Substance Abuse Tobacco