At the Philadelphia Healthy People 2010 regional meeting, panelists from New Jersey, Maryland, and Vermont presented their experiences. For its year 2000 effort, New Jersey identified 69 measurable objectives in 11 priority areas. A sample progress report in the areas of AIDS, lung cancer, and cardiovascular disease was presented.

Maryland is working on its health improvement plan, targeting improved communication between public health and health care financing, increased access and use of preventive services, revitalized infrastructure, science-based decisionmaking, and increased private sector partnerships.

Vermont has found success through health objectives that are understandable to the public, measurable, and outcome oriented. Healthy Vermonters 2000 is widely regarded as the blueprint for health improvement in Vermont. Its logo has been used widely in various marketing efforts.

Ten States were featured in five audio conferences. Iowa launched its 2010 planning on October 30. A second "barn raising" is planned for June 1999, and the release of Healthy Iowans 2010 is slated for the year 2000. West Virginia is forming a statewide steering committee with a 2010 summit meeting planned in the summer of 1999. Both North and South Carolina involve local community coalitions in their planning. Colorado and Maine have integrated health targets into their State budgets.

California reported the successful use of data to support local objectives tracking. Finally, Kansas and New Jersey have used public opinion polling to shape their health priorities and to target their plans.

Many States are posting their 2010 objectives development activities on the Internet. To continue to facilitate the exchange of information, the next issue of Consortium Exchange will feature these web sites.