Dye Bruce A, Li Xianfen, Thorton-Evans Gina
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, USA.
NCHS Data Brief. 2012 Aug(104):1-8.
The Healthy People 2020 initiative contains over 1,200 objectives that serve as a roadmap for tracking the nation's health (1). Oral health is 1 of 42 Healthy People topic areas comprising 33 objectives ranging from dental caries and periodontal disease, to access to preventive dental services and program infrastructure. One important activity of Healthy People is to monitor health disparities. Influential sociodemographic indicators for oral health disparities in the United States include poverty status and race and ethnicity (2). This report focuses on key Healthy People objectives covering select age groups by race and ethnicity and poverty status from 2009 to 2010.
“健康人民2020”倡议包含1200多个目标，这些目标是追踪美国国民健康状况的路线图（1）。口腔健康是“健康人民”42个主题领域之一，包括33个目标，范围从龋齿和牙周疾病到获得预防性牙科服务及项目基础设施。“健康人民”的一项重要活动是监测健康差异。在美国，影响口腔健康差异的重要社会人口统计学指标包括贫困状况、种族和族裔（2）。本报告重点关注2009年至2010年按种族、族裔和贫困状况划分的特定年龄组的关键“健康人民”目标。
