A new video from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services explores the concept known as determinants of health, which are factors that make some people healthy and others unhealthy, in the context of the Healthy People 2020 initiative.

Two examples in this video illustrate determinants of health, as well as interventions which can change determinants of health and lead to a specific health outcome or outcomes. The video then explains the four phases of the intervention life cycle.

Watch the video here or below. For more information, visit http://www.healthypeople.gov.