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People 2010 is a health promotion and disease prevention agenda.
It contains 467 objectives, which serve as a roadmap for improving
health. The objectives are organized into 28 focus areas, each
representing
an important public health area. A limited set of objectives, known
as the Ten Leading Health Indicators, are intended to help everyone
more easily understand the importance of Healthy People 2010 and
encourage participation in improving health in the next decade. |
Access to Health Care
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Learn
more about why Access to Health Care (focus areas 1
and 16)
is one of the top ten indicators.
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The objectives selected
to measure progress among adolescents and adults for this Leading
Health Indicator are presented below. These are only indicators
and do not represent all the physical activity and fitness objectives
included in Healthy People 2010.
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Objective:
Increase the proportion of pregnant women who receive prenatal
care in the first trimester of pregnancy (16-6a)
1998 Healthy People Baseline - 83 (percent of live births)
Healthy People 2010 Target - 90 (percent of live births)
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select one of the following graphs: |
- National:
- State (Minnesota
and North Dakota)
- County (Clay
County, MN, and Cass County, ND)
- Reported
Use of Prenatal Care by Beginning Trimester, Cass County,
ND, and Clay County, MN, 1998
- Percent
of Mothers With No Prenatal Care, Clay County, MN, 1990-1999
- Percent
of Mothers With No Prenatal Care, Cass County, ND, 1990-1999
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Objective:
Increase the proportion of persons with health insurance (1-1)
Healthy People
Baseline: 83 percent of persons under age 65 were covered by health
insurance in 1997 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population).
Healthy People 2010 Target: 100 percent
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select one of the following graphs: |
- National:
- State (Minnesota
and North Dakota)
- County (Clay
County, MN, and Cass County, ND)
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Objective:
Increase the proportion of persons of all ages who have a specific
source of ongoing care (1-4a)
1998 Healthy
People Baseline: 87 percent
Healthy People 2010 Target: 96 percent
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select one of the following graphs: |
- National/State:
- County (Clay
County, MN, and Cass County, ND)
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| Objective: Increase
the proportion of children and adults who use the oral health care
system each year (21-10) |
Healthy
People Baseline: 44 percent of persons aged 2 and older in 1996
visited a dentist during the previous year.
Healthy People 2010 Target: 56 percent |
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select one of the following graphs: |
- National:
- State (Minnesota
and North Dakota)
- County (Clay
County, MN, and Cass County, ND)
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