Mortality
1. Reduce deaths of adolescents and young adults (16-03).
2. Reduce deaths caused by motor vehicle crashes (15-15).
Unintentional Injury
3. Increase use of safety belts (15-19).
4. Reduce deaths and injuries caused by alcohol- and drug-related motor vehicle crashes (26-01).
5. Reduce the proportion of adolescents who report that they rode, during the previous 30 days, with a driver who had been drinking alcohol (26-06).
Violence Prevention
6. Reduce homicides (15-32).
7. Reduce physical fighting among adolescents (15-38).
8. Reduce weapon carrying by adolescents on school property (15-9).
Suicide
9. Reduce the suicide rate (18-01).
Mental Health
10. Increase the proportion of children with mental health problems who receive treatment (18-07).
11. Reduce the proportion of children and adolescents with disabilities who are reported to be sad, unhappy, or depressed (06-02).
12. Reduce the rate of suicide attempts by adolescents (18-02).
Chronic Disease Prevention
13. Reduce the proportion of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese (19-03).
14. 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 (22-07).
Substance Abuse
15. Reduce tobacco use by adolescents (27-02).
16. Reduce the proportion of persons engaging in binge drinking of alcoholic beverages (26-11).
17. Reduce past month use of illicit substances (marijuana) (26-10).
Sexual Behavior
18. Increase the proportion of adolescents who abstain from sexual intercourse or use condoms if currently sexually active (25-11).
19. Reduce pregnancies among adolescent females (09-07).
20. Reduce the proportion of adolescents and young adults with Chlamydia trachomatis infections (25-01).
21. Reduce the number of cases of HIV infection among adolescents and adults (13-05).
Adolescent Health Programs
109 Governor Street,
8th Floor
Richmond, VA 23219
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Phone: (804) 864-7685
Fax: (804) 864-7722
