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Strategic Goal 3: Strengthen Social Well-being, Equity, and Economic Resilience








  
  
    

  
      



**Strategic Objective 3.1: Provide effective and innovative pathways leading to equitable economic success for all individuals and families**

**Strategic Objective 3.2: Strengthen early childhood development and expand opportunities to help children and youth thrive equitably within their families and communities**

**Strategic Objective 3.3: Expand access to high-quality services and resources for older adults and people with disabilities, and their caregivers to support increased independence and quality of life**

**Strategic Objective 3.4: Increase safeguards to empower families and communities to prevent and respond to neglect, abuse, and violence, while supporting those who have experienced trauma or violence**

HHS works to strengthen the economic and social well-being of Americans across the lifespan.  HHS provides effective and innovative pathways leading to equitable economic success for all individuals and families.  The Department strengthens early childhood development and expands opportunities to help children and youth thrive equitably within their families and communities.  HHS expands access to high-quality services and resources for older adults and people with disabilities, and their caregivers to support increased independence and quality of life.  HHS also increases safeguards to empower families and communities to prevent and respond to neglect, abuse, and violence, while supporting those who have experienced trauma or violence.

In the context of HHS, this Strategic Plan adopts the definition of *underserved communities* listed in Executive Order 13985: Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities through the Federal Government to refer to “populations sharing a particular characteristic, as well as geographic communities, who have been systematically denied a full opportunity to participate in aspects of economic, social, and civic life”; this definition includes individuals who belong to underserved communities that have been denied such treatment, such as Black, Latino, and Indigenous and Native American persons, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and other persons of color; members of religious minorities; lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) persons; persons with disabilities; persons who live in rural areas; and persons otherwise adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality.  Individuals may belong to more than one underserved community and face intersecting barriers.  This definition applies to the terms *underserved communities* and *underserved populations* throughout this Strategic Plan.

*Related Executive Orders (EO) and White House Action Plans and Memoranda:*

EO 13166: Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency
	EO 13985: Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government
	EO 13988: Preventing and Combating Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity or Sexual Orientation
	EO 13993: Revision of Civil Immigration Enforcement Policies and Priorities
	EO 14000: Supporting the Reopening and Continuing Operation of Schools and Early Childhood Education Providers
	EO 14002: Economic Relief Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic
	EO 14010: Creating a Comprehensive Regional Framework to Address the Causes of Migration, to Manage Migration Throughout North and Central America, and to Provide Safe and Orderly Processing of Asylum Seekers at the United States Border
	EO 14011: Establishment of Interagency Task Force on the Reunification of Families
	EO 14012: Restoring Faith in Our Legal Immigration Systems and Strengthening Integration and Inclusion Efforts for New Americans
	EO 14013: Rebuilding and Enhancing Programs to Resettle Refugees and Planning for the Impact of Climate Change on Migration
	EO 14031: Advancing Equity, Justice, and Opportunity for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders
	EO 14045: White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics
	EO 14049: White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Native Americans and Strengthening Tribal Colleges
	EO 14050: White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans
	EO 14091: Further Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government
	Memorandum on Tribal Consultation and Strengthening Nation-to-Nation Relationships
	National Strategy for the COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness, January 2021
	Path Out of the Pandemic: President Biden’s COVID-19 Action Plan*Related Legislation:*

21st Century Cures Act
	Action for Dental Health Act of 2018
	Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
	Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) and Amendment (2008)
	Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support (CARES) Act of 2019
	Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018
	Child Support Recovery Act of 1992
	Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research (STAR) Act of 2018
	Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
	Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act
	FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017
	Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010
	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
	Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments Act of 2010
	Indian Community Economic Enhancement Act of 2020
	Organ Donation and Recovery Improvement Act
	Lifespan Respite Care Act of 2006
	Medicare-Medicaid Anti-Fraud and Abuse Amendments
	Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act (PAHPRA) of 2013
	Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
	Public Health Improvement Act
	Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002
	Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended
	Substance Use–Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act
	Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010
	Violence Against Women Act of 2013Within HHS, the following divisions are working to achieve Strategic Goal 3: Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Administration for Community Living (ACL), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Indian Health Service (IHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), Office of Global Affairs (OGA), and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

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