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Last night at @INDOPACOM Defense Chiefs meeting, I spoke of how #COVID19 has put a spotlight on inequity in opportunities for health, and made the case to other world leaders and defense chiefs that health inequities are an international security threat.
That’s why I was pleased to announce that for the first time, @HHSGov’ Healthy People 2030 sets 10-year targets for objectives related to social determinants of health. I challenged other world leaders to make #socialdeterminants a defense priority.
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Social determinants of health include transportation, affordable housing, places to exercise, and access to healthy foods. It’s one thing tell people to make healthy choices. It’s another thing to realize the choices people make are dependent on the choices they actually have. 
