Healthy People 2020 provides a framework for action to reduce tobacco use as a public health problem. The dataset includes objectives, operational definitions, baselines, and targets for tobacco use indicators from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Baseline years vary by objective, with targets set for the year 2020.
Use Cases
- Track progress towards national health targets using Baseline, Target, and Baseline Year columns.
- Analyze relationships between different tobacco use objectives using Objective Number, Key Area, and Topic Area columns.
- Compare target-setting methodologies across indicators using the TargetSettingMethodology and Objective Details columns.
Strengths
- Includes specific targets and baselines for national public health objectives.
- Provides detailed metadata for each objective, such as DataSource and Objective Details.
- Published by the authoritative U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last updated 2023-08-25 14:18:30; freshness should be verified.
Provenance
- Source
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (data.cdc.gov).
- Collection Method
- Likely compiled for the Healthy People 2020 initiative.
- Time Range
- Baseline years vary by objective; targets correspond to the year 2020.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2023-08-25 14:18:30.
- Geography
- United States.