Goal: Help people earn steady incomes that allow them to meet their health needs.
In the United States, 1 in 10 people live in poverty,1 and many people can’t afford things like healthy foods, health care, and housing. Healthy People 2030 focuses on helping more people achieve economic stability.
People with steady employment are less likely to live in poverty and more likely to be healthy, but many people have trouble finding and keeping a job. People with disabilities, injuries, or conditions like arthritis may be especially limited in their ability to work. In addition, many people with steady work still don’t earn enough to afford the things they need to stay healthy.
Employment programs, career counseling, and high-quality child care opportunities can help more people find and keep jobs. In addition, policies to help people pay for food, housing, health care, and education can reduce poverty and improve health and well-being.
Objective Status
0 Target met or exceeded
3 Improving
2 Little or no detectable change
2 Getting worse
2 Baseline only
0 Developmental
0 Research
Related Objectives
The following is a sample of objectives related to this topic. Some objectives may include population data.
Economic Stability — General
Baseline only
Improving
Little or no detectable change
Arthritis
Housing and Homes
Little or no detectable change
Nutrition and Healthy Eating
Getting worse
Getting worse
Workplace
References
Semega, J., Kollar, M., Creamer, J., Mohanty, A. (2019). Income and Poverty in the United States. Retrieved from https://www.census.gov/content/dam/Census/library/publications/2019/demo/p60-266.pdf [PDF - 2.7 MB]
