Notice2026-12090
Announcement of Solicitation of Written Comments on Proposed Healthy People 2030 Objectives and Request for Information on Screen Time To Inform Healthy People
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Published
June 16, 2026
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Health and Human Services Department
Abstract
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) solicits written comments from the public on new objectives to be added to Healthy People 2030 and gather input to refine or expand the existing screen time objectives.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 115 (Tuesday, June 16, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36150-36151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-12090]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Announcement of Solicitation of Written Comments on Proposed
Healthy People 2030 Objectives and Request for Information on Screen
Time To Inform Healthy People
AGENCY: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Office of
the Assistant Secretary of Health, Office of the Secretary, Department
of Health and Human Services.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office
of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) solicits written
comments from the public on new objectives to be added to Healthy
People 2030 and gather input to refine or expand the existing screen
time objectives.
DATES: Written comments will be accepted through 11:59 p.m. ET, July
16, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should be submitted by email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#afe7ff9d9f9c9fecc0c2c2cac1dbefc7c7dc81c8c0d9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8bc3dbb9bbb8bbc8e4e6e6eee5ffcbe3e3f8a5ece4fd">[email protected]</span></a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yen Lin, Office of Disease Prevention
and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 420, Rockville, MD 20852; Email:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f7bfa7c5c7c4c7b79f9f84d9909881"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="470f1775777477072f2f3469202831">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Since 1980, Healthy People has provided
science-based, measurable 10-year objectives to improve the nation's
health and well-being, established national priorities, and monitored
progress throughout each subsequent decade. Shaped by input from
individuals and organizations across all sectors and all levels of
government, Healthy People solicits annual public comment to reflect
current public health priorities.
ODPHP seeks written public comments on three new objectives to be
added to Healthy People 2030. These new objectives were developed by
federal Healthy People topic area workgroup agencies and have been
reviewed by the Healthy People 2030 Federal Interagency Workgroup
(FIW).
They are:
1. Access to Health Services (New Objective-10): Reduce the
proportion of persons who are unable to obtain or who delay obtaining
mental health care due to cost. Data source: National Health Interview
Survey, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for
Health Statistics.
2. Early and Middle Childhood (New Objective-05): Increase the
proportion of children who are developmentally `on track' and healthy
and ready to learn at school. Data source: National Survey of
Children's Health, Health Resources and Services Administration/
Maternal and Child Health Bureau.
3. Social Determinants of Health (New Research Objective-03):
Explore the impact of referrals to non-clinical activities (e.g., art,
music, movement, nature, and community service) on improving health
outcomes. Data source: No known reliable national data source is
currently available.
Note:
Research objectives highlight critical emerging public health
issues that lack the research or reliable national data needed to
establish 10-year targets.
Recently, HHS released the Surgeon General's Advisory on the Harms
of Screen Use which warns of adverse health outcomes associated with
screen time. Concerns at various age groups are discussed, beginning
with exposure in young children through teenage years, and highlighting
concerns with mental, cognitive, and behavioral health. Given the
information cited in the advisory, ODPHP is seeking public comments to
refine or expand two existing Healthy People 2030 objectives:
1. Physical Activity-13: Increase the proportion of children aged 2
to 5 years who get no more than 1 hour of screen time a day. Data
Source: National Survey of Children's Health, Health Resources and
Services Administration.
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2. Physical Activity Research Objective-02: Increase the proportion
of parents who follow American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations on
limiting screen time for children aged 6 to 17 years. Data Source: No
known reliable national data source is currently available.
Written comments should be submitted by email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#743c2446444744371b1919111a00341c1c075a131b02"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="db938be9ebe8eb98b4b6b6beb5af9bb3b3a8f5bcb4ad">[email protected]</span></a> by 11:59 p.m. ET July 16, 2026. Comments received
in response to this notice will be reviewed by the Healthy People topic
area workgroups, Healthy People 2030 (FIW), and other federal subject
matter experts. For more information on Healthy People 2030, visit
<a href="https://healthypeople.gov/">https://healthypeople.gov/</a>.
For the latest information and guidance from HHS on screen time,
please see the Surgeon General's Advisory on the Harms of Screen Use
and toolkit for families, schools, health care providers, researchers,
and technology companies, available at: <a href="https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/reports-and-publications/screen-use-harms/index.html">https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/reports-and-publications/screen-use-harms/index.html</a>.
Katrina L. Piercy,
Deputy Director, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
[FR Doc. 2026-12090 Filed 6-15-26; 8:45 am]
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