Overweight and Obesity

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.

Overweight and Obesity

Learn more about why Overweight and Obesity (focus area 19) 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.

Objective 19-2
Objective 19-3c

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Objective: Reduce the proportion of adults who are obese (19-2)

Please select one of the following graphs:

National/State:
- Percent of People Trying to Lose Weight by Gender, North Dakota, Minnesota and United States, 2000
  - Raw Data
  - Detailed Source Information
State (Minnesota and North Dakota)
- Coming Soon
County (Clay County, MN, and Cass County, ND)
- Body Mass Index for Cass County, North Dakota, and Clay County, Minnesota, 1996
  - Raw Data
  - Detailed Source Information
  - Note about BMI

Objective: Reduce the proportion of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese (19-3c)

Please select one of the following graphs:

National:
- Percent of Students Who Have Tried to Lose Weight by Grade and Gender, North Dakota, United States, 1999
  - Raw Data
  - Detailed Source Information
State (Minnesota and North Dakota)
- Weight Loss Methods Used by Students by Grade and Gender, North Dakota, 1999
  - Raw Data
  - Detailed Source Information
- Weight Loss Methods Used by Students During the Last 12 Months by Grade and Gender, Minnesota, 2001
  - Raw Data
  - Detailed Source Information
- Percent of Students Who Consider Themselves "Slightly" or "Very" Overweight by Grade and Gender, North Dakota, 1999
  - Raw Data
  - Detailed Source Information
- Percent of Students Who Feel They are Overweight by Grade and Gender, Clay County, MN and Minnesota, 2001
  - Raw Data
  - Detailed Source Information
County (Clay County, MN, and Cass County, ND)
- Weight Loss Methods Used by Students During the Last 12 Months by Grade and Gender, Clay County, MN, 2001
  - Raw Data
  - Detailed Source Information

View another indicator:

	Physical Activity	*Overweight and Obesity*
	Tobacco Use	Substance Abuse
	Responsible Sexual Behavior	Mental Health
	Injury and Violence	Environmental Quality
	Immunization	Access to Health Care

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