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Reduce the proportion of people aged 21 years and over who engaged in binge drinking in the past month — SU‑10 Healthy People in Action

This objective is a Leading Health Indicator (LHI). Learn about LHIs.

Check out these Healthy People in Action posts to learn how our partners and communities nationwide are working toward Healthy People goals and objectives — and to read about the latest Healthy People 2030 updates. Use these posts to gather ideas for programs and policies in your own work.

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Healthy People Community Stories

Six Steps to Improve Public Health: Using Tax Policies to Reduce Alcohol-Related Harm in Maryland

Posted on June 12, 2020 by ODPHP

Legal and policy approaches can be important tools for achieving healthier communities. Resources from the Healthy People 2020 Law and Health Policy project provide evidence-based information and identify priority areas that can help communities achieve Healthy People objectives and improve health for all.
Healthy People Community Stories

Regulating Alcohol Outlet Density: The Buckhead Community’s Efforts to Reduce Violent Crime

Posted on May 20, 2020 by ODPHP

Legal and policy approaches can be important tools for achieving healthier communities. A new report—The Role of Law and Policy in Reducing Deaths Attributable to Alcohol to Reach Healthy People’s Substance Abuse Goals in the United States—provides evidence-based information and identifies priority areas that can help communities achieve Healthy People objectives.