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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. |
Substance Abuse
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Learn
more about why Substance Abuse (focus area 26)
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 not using alcohol or any
illicit drugs during the past 30 days (26-10a) |
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select one of the following graphs: |
- National:
- State (Minnesota
and North Dakota)
- Percent
of Students Who Reported Binge Drinking by Grade and Gender,
Minnesota, 1998
- Percent
of 9th Graders Who Reported Any Substance Abuse, Minnesota,
1992, 1995, and 1998
- Percent
of 12th Graders Who Reported Any Substance Abuse, Minnesota,
1992, 1995, and 1998
- Percent
of Students Who Reported Alcohol Use by Grade, North Dakota,
1995 and 1999
- Percent
of 7th and 8th Graders Who Reported Substance Use, North
Dakota, 1995 and 1999
- County (Clay
County, MN, and Cass County, ND)
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| Objective:
Reduce the proportion of adults using any illicit drug during the
past 30 days (26-10c) |
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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:
Reduce the proportion of adults engaging in binge drinking of alcoholic
beverages during the past month (26-11c) |
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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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