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Healthy 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.

Injury and Violence
Learn more about why Injury and Violence (focus area 15) is one of the top ten indicators.
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: Reduce deaths caused by motor vehicle crashes (15-15)
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Objective: Reduce homicides (15-32)
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Objective: Reduce disabilities, injuries, and deaths due to unintentional injuries and violence (15)
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Physical Activity

Tobacco Use
Responsible Sexual Behavior
Injury and Violence
Immunization



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