U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Healthy People 2020: A New Focus on Societal Determinants of Health - The values of a nation are reflected in its willingness to secure better health, well-being, and vitality for all. Healthy People 2020 establishes national goals and objectives for policy, programs, and activities to address the major health challenges facing our country today, and seeks to assure conditions in which people can be healthy, both now and for generations to come.