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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. |
Responsible Sexual Behavior
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more about why Responsible Sexual Behavior (focus areas 25
and 13)
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 adolescents who abstain from
sexual intercourse or use condoms if currently sexually active (25-11) |
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Please select one
of the following graphs:
- National:
- State (Minnesota
and North Dakota)
- Percent
of Teenagers Who Reported Having Sexual Intercourse by Grade
and Gender, Minnesota, 1989, 1992, 1995, and 1998
- 9th
Graders' Response to the Question: "How Often Do You/Your
Partner Use Any Birth Control Method?": Minnesota,
1998
- 12th
Graders' Response to the Question: "How Often Do You/Your
Partner Use Any Birth Control Method?": Minnesota,
1998
- Percent
of Students Who Reported Always Using Birth Control of Any
Method by Grade, Gender, and Race/Ethnicity, Minnesota,
1998
- Percent
of Students Who Reported Always Using Condoms by Grade,
Gender, and Race/Ethnicity, Minnesota, 1998
- Percent
of 9th-12th Graders Who Reported Having Sex in the Last
Three Months by Gender and Grade, North Dakota, 1997
- Percent
of Female Students Who Have Had Intercourse by Grade, North
Dakota, 1995 and 1999
- Percent
of Male Students Who Have Had Intercourse by Grade, North
Dakota, 1995 and 1999
- County (Clay
County, MN, and Cass County, ND)
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Objective: Increase the proportion of sexually active persons who
use condoms (13-6) |
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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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Information on Responsible Sexual Behavior: |
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| Objective:
Promote responsible sexual behaviors, strengthen community capacity,
and increase access to quality services to prevent sexually transmitted
diseases and their complications (25) |
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select one of the following: |
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- National, State
and County comparisons:
- Number
of Cases of Sexually Transmitted Diseases by Type, Cass
County, North Dakota and Clay County, Minnesota, 2000
- Rate
of Sexually Transmitted Diseases by Type, North Dakota,
Minnesota and United States, 2000
- Rate
of Sexually Transmitted Diseases by Type, Cass County, North
Dakota, and Clay County, Minnesota, 1999
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| Objective:
Improve the health and well being of women, infants, children, and
families (16) |
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more about focus area 16. |
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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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