Which of the following describes a Healthy People 2030 objective?

• A. Increase physical fitness
• B. Reduce suicide rate
• C. Expand dental coverage
• D. Decrease vaccination rates

Answer: (B)

Healthy People 2030 objectives are explicit, measurable population health targets to be achieved by 2030. Reducing the suicide mortality rate fits this pattern because it is a concrete health outcome that can be tracked over time with baseline data and a target, guiding interventions and policy.

The other options describe actions or policies rather than outcomes. Increasing physical fitness is a general aim and isn’t a standardized, easily trackable objective in the HP 2030 framework. Expanding dental coverage concerns access or policy rather than a specific health metric. Decreasing vaccination rates would go against public health goals, since HP 2030 emphasizes increasing vaccination coverage to protect population health. So reducing suicide rate is the best fit as a Healthy People 2030 objective.