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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.

Substance Abuse

Learn more about why Substance Abuse (focus area 26) 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: Increase the proportion of adolescents not using alcohol or any illicit drugs during the past 30 days (26-10a)
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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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Objective: Reduce the proportion of adults engaging in binge drinking of alcoholic beverages during the past month (26-11c)
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Physical Activity

Tobacco Use
Substance Abuse
Responsible Sexual Behavior
Injury and Violence
Immunization




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