Reduce to 20% the proportion of adults who engage in no leisure-time physical activity.
Increase to 30% the proportion of adults who engage regularly, preferably daily, in moderate physical activity for at least 30 minutes per day.
Increase to 30% the proportion of adults who engage in vigorous physical activity that promotes the development and maintenance of cardiorespiratory fitness 3 or more days per week for 20 or more minutes per occasion.
Increase to 30% the proportion of adults who perform physical activities that enhance and maintain muscular strength and endurance.
Increase to 40% the proportion of adults who perform physical activities that enhance and maintain flexibility.
Increase to 30% the proportion of adolescents who engage in moderate physical activity for at least 30 minutes on 5 or more of the previous 7 days.
Increase to 85% the proportion of adolescents who engage in vigorous physical activity that promotes cardiorespiratory fitness 3 or more days per week for 20 or more minutes per occasion.
Increase the proportion of the Nation's public and private schools that require daily physical education for all students.
Nutrition
Increase to 60% the proportion of adults who are at a healthy weight.
Reduce to 15% the proportion of adults who are obese.
Reduce the proportion of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese.
Tobacco
Reduce tobacco use by adults and adolescents.
Reduce initiation of tobacco use among children and adolescents.
Increase the average age of first use of tobacco products by adolescents and young adults.
Increase smoking cessation attempts by adult smokers.
Alcohol & Other Drugs
Reduce deaths and injuries caused by alcohol- and drug-related motor vehicle crashes.
Reduce cirrhosis deaths to 3 deaths per 100,000 population.
Reduce drug-induced deaths to 1 per 100,000 population.
Increase the age and proportion of adolescents who
remain alcohol and drug free.
Reduce the proportion of adolescents reporting use of marijuana during the past 30 days.
Family Planning
Increase to 70% the proportion of pregnancies that are intended.
Reduce to 6% the proportion of births occurring within 24 months of a previous birth.
Increase to 100% the proportion of females at risk of unintended pregnancy (and their partners) who use contraception.
Increase male involvement in pregnancy prevention and family planning efforts.
Increase to 90% the proportion of young adults who have received formal instruction before turning age 18 years on reproductive health issues, including all of the following topics: birth control methods, safer sex to prevent HIV, prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, and abstinence.
Mental Health & Mental Disorders
Reduce the suicide rate to 6.0 suicide deaths per 100,000 population.
Increase the number of persons seen in primary health care who receive mental health screening and assessment.
Violent & Abusive Behavior
Reduce firearm-related deaths to 4.9 deaths per 100,000 population.
Reduce maltreatment and maltreatment fatalities of children.
Reduce the annual rate of rape or attempted rape.
Reduce physical fighting among adolescents.
Reduce weapon carrying by adolescents on school property.
Educational & Community-Based Programs
Increase the proportion of middle, junior high, and senior high schools that provide comprehensive school health education to prevent health problems in the following areas: unintentional injury; violence; suicide; tobacco use and addiction; alcohol or other drug use; unintended pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, and STD infection; unhealthy dietary patterns; inadequate physical activity; and environmental health.
Increase to 50% the proportion of employees who participate in employer-sponsored health promotion activities.
Health Protection
Unintentional Injuries
Increase use of safety belts to 92%.
Increase use of child restraints to 100%.
Increase to 79% the proportion of motorcyclists using helmets.
Occupational Safety & Health
Reduce work-related injuries resulting in medical treatment, lost time from work, or restricted work activity.
Increase to 50% the proportion of worksites employing 50 or
more persons that provide programs to prevent or reduce employee stress.
Environmental Health
Reduce the proportion of persons exposed to air that does not meet the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency's (EPA's) health-based standards for harmful air pollutants.
Increase the proportion of persons served by community water systems who receive a supply of drinking water that meets the regulations of the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Food & Drug Safety
Reduce infections caused by key foodborne pathogens.
Increase the proportion of consumers who follow key food safety practices.
Oral Health
Reduce the proportion of children and adolescents who have dental caries experience in their primary or permanent teeth.
Reduce the proportion of children, adolescents, and adults with untreated dental decay.
Maternal & Infant Health
Reduce fetal and infant deaths.
Increase the proportion of pregnant women who receive early and adequate prenatal care.
Preventive Services
Heart Disease & Stroke
Reduce coronary heart disease deaths to 166 deaths per 100,000 population.
Reduce to 16% the proportion of adults with high blood pressure.
Increase to 50% the proportion of adults with high blood pressure whose blood pressure is under control.
Cancer
Increase the proportion of physicians and dentists who counsel their at-risk patients about tobacco use cessation, physical activity, and cancer screening.
Increase to 70% the proportion of women aged 40 years and older who have received a mammogram within the preceding 2 years.
Diabetes & Chronic Disabling Conditions
Reduce the diabetes death rate to 45 deaths per 100,000 persons.
Increase to 60% the proportion of adults with diabetes who perform self-blood glucose monitoring at least once daily.
HIV Infection
Reduce AIDS among adolescents and adults to 1.0 new case per 100,000 persons.
Increase to 50% the proportion of sexually active persons who use condoms.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Increase to 95% the proportion of adolescents who abstain from sexual intercourse or use condoms if currently sexually active.
Increase the number of positive messages related to responsible sexual behavior during weekday and nightly prime-time television
programming.
Immunization & Infectious Diseases
Reduce or eliminate indigenous cases of vaccine-preventable disease. < Increase the proportion of young children who receive all vaccines that have been recommended for universal administration for at least 5 years.
Access to Quality Health Services
Increase to 100% the proportion of persons with health insurance.
Increase the proportion of insured persons with coverage for clinical preventive services.
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