The Steps to a HealthierUS Initiative is an overall effort of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), designed to identify and promote programs that encourage small behavior changes to reduce the burden of chronic disease.

A centerpiece of the Steps Initiative is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Steps to a HealthierUS Cooperative Agreement Program.  It is a five-year program that funds states, cities and tribal entities to implement chronic disease prevention efforts.  These efforts focus on reducing the burden of obesity, diabetes and asthma, and on the related risk factors of physical inactivity, poor nutrition and tobacco use.