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Federal Interagency Workgroup

Within the Federal Government, a Federal Interagency Workgroup (FIW) led the Healthy People 2020 development effort. The FIW members include representatives from U.S. Department of Health and Human Service agencies and offices as well as:

U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
U.S. Department of Justice
U.S. Department of Interior
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Environmental Protection Agency

The FIW drew on the diverse backgrounds and expertise of its member agencies, lessons learned from past Healthy People efforts, broad-based public comment, and the work of the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2020.