HP 2010 Goals

Alcohol Avoidance -

• Reduce the proportion of persons engaging in binge drinking of alcoholic beverages
• Reduce deaths and injuries caused by alcohol- and drug-related motor vehicle crashes.
• Reduce the proportion of adolescents who report that they rode, during the previous 30 days, with a driver who had been drinking alcohol.

Childhood Obesity -

• Reduce the proportion of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese.
• Increase 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.

Drug Avoidance -

• Reduce tobacco use by adolescents.
• Reduce past month use of illicit substances (marijuana).

HIV/STD -

• Reduce the proportion of adolescents and young adults with Chlamydia trachomatis infections.
• Reduce the number of cases of HIV infection among adolescents and adults.

Mental Health Services -

• Reduce the suicide rate.
• Increase the proportion of children with mental health problems who receive treatment.
• Reduce the proportion of children and adolescents with disabilities who are reported to be sad, unhappy, or depressed.
• Reduce the rate of suicide attempts by adolescents.

Partners in Prevention -

• Reduce pregnancies among adolescent females.

Sexual Violence Prevention -

• Reduce deaths of adolescents and young adults.
• Reduce homicides.
• Reduce physical fighting among adolescents.

Suicide Prevention -

• Reduce the suicide rate.
• Reduce the rate of suicide attempts by adolescents.

Teen Pregnancy Prevention -

• Reduce pregnancies among adolescent females.

Tobacco Avoidance -

• Reduce tobacco use by adolescents.

Tobacco Use Control -

• Reduce tobacco use by adolescents.

Youth Violence Prevention -

• Reduce deaths of adolescents and young adults.
• Reduce deaths caused by motor vehicle crashes.
• Increase use of safety belts.
• Reduce homicides.
• Reduce physical fighting among adolescents.
• Reduce weapon carrying by adolescents on school property.

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