The federal Healthy People 2000 goals are close to being achieved with more than half of the goals met or within reach.
The report, Healthy People 2000 Review, 1998-1999, shows that 15 percent of the initiatives have been met in diverse areas like child health, heart disease and mental health.
Forty-four percent of the objectives are progressing nicely in the areas of child immunizations, breast feeding and mammography screening.
The Healthy People initiative defines the nation's health agenda through more than 300 objectives in disease prevention and health promotion.
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