Healthy Vermonters 2020
Improving the Health of Vermonters
Our state has a long history of improving public health. Vermont was named the #1 healthiest state for the fourth year in a row in the 2012 America’s Health Rankings. But there are challenges ahead. With the publication of Healthy Vermonters 2020, we begin our third decade of assessing the health of Vermonters – and setting, measuring and working to achieve our shared goals for improving public health.
April 5, 2013
Health Commissioner Harry Chen, MD Unveils Healthy Vermonters 2020 Plans, Toolkit & Real-Time Performance Dashboard
Read the news release
Watch the briefing 
(36:44 recorded 4/4/13 via WebEx)
Healthy Vermonters 2020
is the State Health Assessment Plan that documents the health status of Vermonters at the start of the decade, and the population health indicators and goals that will guide the work of public health through 2020.
State Health Improvement Plan
is a five-year plan that prioritizes broad Healthy Vermonters 2020 goals: reducing prevalence of chronic disease, reducing prevalence of substance abuse and mental illness, and improving childhood immunizations. Includes strategies and planned interventions.
Health Department Strategic Plan
is a three-year plan that sets the strategic direction and priorities, based on Healthy Vermonters 2020 data, to guide the Health Department’s work, quality and system improvements.
Healthy Vermonters Toolkit
The Health Department works to improve the health of Vermonters by regularly reporting on and applying data to make decisions.
Use the Healthy Vermonters Toolkit below to access the following tools that guide our efforts:
Performance Dashboard
The Performance Dashboard is built on the concepts of Results Based Accountability™ and displays current information to show “how we are doing”:
- Population Indicators (such as smoking prevalence) are measures for which the Health Department, with state government and community partners, share responsibility for making change. All Healthy Vermonters 2020 indicators are displayed.
- Performance Measures (such as the percentage of smokers registered with the Vermont Quit Network), are measures for which Health Department programs are responsible for the performance of interventions that, over time, will improve health, as reflected in the population indicators (such as reduced smoking prevalence).
Maps & Trends
The Health Department routinely uses three ways to assess population indicators(such as smoking prevalence) at the local level: by county, by Health Department district office area, and by hospital service area (HSA). Maps & Trends links you to interactive InstantAtlas™ pages, with maps, tables and graphs for all Healthy Vermonters 2020 indicators and goals.
Healthy Vermonters Toolkit |
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Statewide Population Indicators |
Maps & Trends |
Performance Dashboard |
HV2020 Goal: A Healthy Lifetime  |
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Family Planning |
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Maternal & Infant Health |
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Childhood Hearing Screening |
County District HSA |
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School-age Health |
County District HSA |
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Older Adults |
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HV2020 Goal: Providing for Better Health |
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Access to Health Services |
County District HSA |
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Immunization & Infectious Disease |
County District HSA |
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Oral Health |
County District HSA |
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Mental Health |
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HV2020 Goal: Behaviors, Environment & Health |
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Alcohol & Other Drug Use |
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Tobacco Use |
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Nutrition & Weight |
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Physical Activity |
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Injuries |
County District HSA |
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Environmental Health |
County District HSA |
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HV2020 Goal: Diseases & Health Conditions |
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Heart Disease & Stroke |
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Cancer |
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Diabetes |
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Respiratory Disease |
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Arthritis & Osteoporosis |
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HIV, AIDS & STDs |
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HV2020 Goal: Public Health Preparedness |
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Public Health Preparedness |
County District HSA |
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