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1-1 Increase the proportion of persons with health insurance.
1-3 Increase the proportion of persons appropriately counseled about health behaviors.
1-4 Increase the proportion of persons who have a specific source of ongoing care.
1-5 Increase the proportion of persons with a usual primary care provider.
1-6 Reduce the proportion of families that experience difficulties or delays in obtaining health care or do not receive needed care for one or more family members.
1-9 Reduce hospitalization rates for three ambulatory-care-sensitive conditions--pediatric asthma, uncontrolled diabetes, and immunization-preventable pneumonia and influenza.
1-16 Reduce the proportion of nursing home residents with a current diagnosis of pressure ulcers.
2-2 Reduce the proportion of adults with chronic joint symptoms who experience a limitation in activity due to arthritis.
2-3 Reduce the proportion of all adults with chronic joint symptoms who have difficulty in performing two or more personal care activities, thereby preserving independence.
2-5 Increase the employment rate among adults with arthritis in the working-aged population.
2-9 Reduce the proportion of adults with osteoporosis.
2-10 Reduce the proportion of adults who are hospitalized for vertebral fractures associated with osteoporosis.
2-11 Reduce activity limitation due to chronic back conditions.
3-1 Reduce the overall cancer death rate.
3-2 Reduce the lung cancer death rate.
3-3 Reduce the breast cancer death rate.
3-4 Reduce the death rate from cancer of the uterine cervix.
3-5 Reduce the colorectal cancer death rate.
3-6 Reduce the oropharyngeal cancer death rate.
3-8 Reduce the rate of melanoma cancer deaths.
3-9 Increase the proportion of persons who use at least one of the following protective measures that may reduce the risk of skin cancer: avoid the sun between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., wear sun-protective clothing when exposed to sunlight, use sunscreen with a sun-protective factor (SPF) of 15 or higher, and avoid artificial sources of ultraviolet light.
3-10 Increase the proportion of physicians and dentists who counsel their at-risk patients about tobacco use cessation, physical activity, and cancer screening.
3-11 Increase the proportion of women who receive a Pap test.
3-12 Increase the proportion of adults who receive a colorectal cancer screening examination.
3-13 Increase the proportion of women aged 40 years and older who have received a mammogram within the preceding 2 years.
4-1 Reduce the rate of new cases of end-stage renal disease (ESRD).
4-2 Reduce deaths from cardiovascular disease in persons with chronic kidney failure.
4-3 Increase the proportion of treated chronic kidney failure patients who have received counseling on nutrition, treatment choices, and cardiovascular care 12 months before the start of renal replacement therapy.
4-4 Increase the proportion of new hemodialysis patients who use arteriovenous fistulas as the primary mode of vascular access.
4-5 Increase the proportion of dialysis patients registered on the waiting list for transplantation.
4-6 Increase the proportion of patients with treated chronic kidney failure who receive a transplant within 3 years of registration on the waiting list.
5-1 Increase the proportion of persons with diabetes who receive formal diabetes education.
5-2 Prevent diabetes.
5-3 Reduce the overall rate of diabetes that is clinically diagnosed.
5-4 Increase the proportion of adults with diabetes whose condition has been diagnosed.
5-5 Reduce the diabetes death rate.
5-6 Reduce diabetes-related deaths among persons with diabetes.
5-7 Reduce deaths from cardiovascular disease in persons with diabetes.
5-8 (Developmental) Decrease the proportion of pregnant women with gestational diabetes.
5-10 Reduce the rate of lower extremity amputations in persons with diabetes.
5-11 (Developmental) Increase the proportion of persons with diabetes who obtain an annual urinary microalbumin measurement.
5-12 Increase the proportion of adults with diabetes who have a glycosylated hemoglobin measurement at least once a year.
5-13 Increase the proportion of adults with diabetes who have an annual dilated eye examination.
5-14 Increase the proportion of adults with diabetes who have at least an annual foot examination.
5-15 Increase the proportion of persons with diabetes who have at least an annual dental examination.
5-16 Increase the proportion of adults with diabetes who take aspirin at least 15 times per month.
5-17 Increase the proportion of adults with diabetes who perform self-blood-glucose-monitoring at least once daily.
6-2 Reduce the proportion of children and adolescents with disabilities who are reported to be sad, unhappy, or depressed.
6-3 Reduce the proportion of adults with disabilities who report feelings such as sadness, unhappiness, or depression that prevent them from being active.
6-4 Increase the proportion of adults with disabilities who participate in social activities.
6-5 Increase the proportion of adults with disabilities reporting sufficient emotional support.
6-6 Increase the proportion of adults with disabilities reporting satisfaction with life.
6-8 Eliminate disparities in employment rates between working-aged adults with and without disabilities.
7-1 Increase high school completion.
7-3 Increase the proportion of college and university students who receive information from their institution on each of the six priority health-risk behavior areas.
7-6 Increase the proportion of employees who participate in employer-sponsored health promotion activities.
7-12 Increase the proportion of older adults who have participated during the preceding year in at least one organized health promotion activity.
8-18 Increase the proportion of persons who live in homes tested for radon concentrations.
8-22 Increase the proportion of persons living in pre-1950s housing that has been tested for the presence of lead-based paint.
9-1 Increase the proportion of pregnancies that are intended.
9-2 Reduce the proportion of births occurring within 24 months of a previous birth.
9-3 Increase the proportion of females at risk of unintended pregnancy (and their partners) who use contraception.
9-4 Reduce the proportion of females experiencing pregnancy despite use of a reversible contraceptive method.
9-5 (Developmental) Increase the proportion of health care providers who provide emergency contraception.
9-6 (Developmental) Increase male involvement in pregnancy prevention and family planning efforts.
9-7 Reduce pregnancies among adolescent females.
9-8 Increase the proportion of adolescents who have never engaged in sexual intercourse before age 15 years.
9-9 Increase the proportion of adolescents who have never engaged in sexual intercourse.
9-10 Increase the proportion of sexually active, unmarried adolescents aged 15 to 17 years who use contraception that both effectively prevents pregnancy and provides barrier protection against disease.
9-12 Reduce the proportion of married couples whose ability to conceive or maintain a pregnancy is impaired.
10-1 Reduce infections caused by key foodborne pathogens.
10-5 Increase the proportion of consumers who follow key food safety practices.
11-1 Increase the proportion of households with access to the Internet at home.
12-1 Reduce coronary heart disease deaths.
12-6 Reduce hospitalizations of older adults with congestive heart failure as the principal diagnosis.
12-7 Reduce stroke deaths .
12-9 Reduce the proportion of adults with high blood pressure.
12-10 Increase the proportion of adults with high blood pressure whose blood pressure is under control.
12-11 Increase the proportion of adults with high blood pressure who are taking action (for example, losing weight, increasing physical activity, and reducing sodium intake) to help control their blood pressure.
12-12 Increase the proportion of adults who have had their blood pressure measured within the preceding 2 years and can state whether their blood pressure was normal or high.
12-13 Reduce the mean total blood cholesterol levels among adults.
12-14 Reduce the proportion of adults with high total blood cholesterol levels.
12-15 Increase the proportion of adults who have had their blood cholesterol checked within the preceding 5 years.
13-1 Reduce AIDS among adolescents and adults.
13-3 Reduce the number of new AIDS cases among females and males who inject drugs.
13-6 Increase the proportion of sexually active persons who use condoms.
13-11 Increase the proportion of adults with tuberculosis (TB) who have been tested for HIV.
13-14 Reduce deaths from HIV infection.
14-3 Reduce hepatitis B.
14-4 Reduce bacterial meningitis in young children.
14-5 Reduce invasive pneumococcal infections.
14-6 Reduce hepatitis A.
14-7 Reduce meningococcal disease.
14-8 Reduce Lyme disease.
14-9 Reduce hepatitis C.
14-11 Reduce tuberculosis.
14-12 Increase the proportion of all tuberculosis patients who complete curative therapy within 12 months.
14-16 Reduce invasive early onset group B streptococcal disease.
14-18 Reduce the number of courses of antibiotics for ear infections for young children.
14-19 Reduce the number of courses of antibiotics prescribed for the sole diagnosis of the common cold.
14-22 Achieve and maintain effective vaccination coverage levels for universally recommended vaccines among young children.
14-24 Increase the proportion of young children and adolescents who receive all vaccines that have been recommended for universal administration for at least 5 years.
14-27 Increase routine vaccination coverage levels for adolescents.
14-29 Increase the proportion of adults who are vaccinated annually against influenza and ever vaccinated against pneumococcal disease.
15-1 Reduce hospitalization for nonfatal head injuries.
15-2 Reduce hospitalization for nonfatal spinal cord injuries.
15-3 Reduce firearm-related deaths.
15-4 Reduce the proportion of persons living in homes with firearms that are loaded and unlocked.
15-5 Reduce nonfatal firearm-related injuries.
15-7 Reduce nonfatal poisonings.
15-8 Reduce deaths caused by poisonings.
15-9 Reduce deaths caused by suffocation.
15-12 Reduce hospital emergency department visits caused by injuries.
15-13 Reduce deaths caused by unintentional injuries.
15-15 Reduce deaths caused by motor vehicle crashes.
15-16 Reduce pedestrian deaths on public roads.
15-17 Reduce nonfatal injuries caused by motor vehicle crashes.
15-18 Reduce nonfatal pedestrian injuries on public roads.
15-19 Increase use of safety belts.
15-21 Increase the proportion of motorcyclists using helmets.
15-25 Reduce residential fire deaths.
15-26 Increase functioning residential smoke alarms.
15-27 Reduce deaths from falls.
15-28 Reduce hip fractures among older adults.
15-29 Reduce drownings.
15-30 Reduce hospital emergency department visits for nonfatal dog bite injuries.
15-32 Reduce homicides.
15-34 Reduce the rate of physical assault by current or former intimate partners.
15-35 Reduce the annual rate of rape or attempted rape.
15-36 Reduce sexual assault other than rape.
15-37 Reduce physical assaults.
15-38 Reduce physical fighting among adolescents.
15-39 Reduce weapon carrying by adolescents on school property.
16-1 Reduce fetal and infant deaths.
16-2 Reduce the rate of child deaths.
16-3 Reduce deaths of adolescents and young adults.
16-4 Reduce maternal deaths.
16-5 Reduce maternal illness and complications due to pregnancy.
16-9 Reduce cesarean births among low-risk (full term, singleton, vertex presentation) women.
16-11 Reduce preterm births.
16-12 (Developmental) Increase the proportion of mothers who achieve a recommended weight gain during their pregnancies.
16-13 Increase the percentage of healthy full-term infants who are put down to sleep on their backs.
16-14 Reduce the occurrence of developmental disabilities.
16-15 Reduce the occurrence of spina bifida and other neural tube defects (NTDs).
16-16 Increase the proportion of pregnancies begun with an optimum folic acid level.
16-17 Increase abstinence from alcohol, cigarettes, and illicit drugs among pregnant women.
16-18 (Developmental) Reduce the occurrence of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS).
18-1 Reduce the suicide rate.
18-2 Reduce the rate of suicide attempts by adolescents.
18-9 Increase the proportion of adults with mental disorders who receive treatment.
19-1 Increase the proportion of adults who are at a healthy weight.
19-2 Reduce the proportion of adults who are obese.
19-4 Reduce growth retardation among low-income children under age 5 years.
19-5 Increase the proportion of persons aged 2 years and older who consume at least two daily servings of fruit.
19-6 Increase the proportion of persons aged 2 years and older who consume at least three daily servings of vegetables, with at least one-third being dark green or orange vegetables.
19-7 Increase the proportion of persons aged 2 years and older who consume at least six daily servings of grain products, with at least three being whole grains.
19-8 Increase the proportion of persons aged 2 years and older who consume less than 10 percent of calories from saturated fat.
19-9 Increase the proportion of persons aged 2 years and older who consume no more than 30 percent of calories from total fat.
19-10 Increase the proportion of persons aged 2 years and older who consume 2,400 mg or less of sodium daily.
19-11 Increase the proportion of persons aged 2 years and older who meet dietary recommendations for calcium.
19-12 Reduce iron deficiency among young children and females of childbearing age.
19-13 Reduce anemia among low-income pregnant females in their third trimester.
19-14 (Developmental) Reduce iron deficiency among pregnant females.
19-17 Increase the proportion of physician office visits made by patients with a diagnosis of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or hyperlipidemia that include counseling or education related to diet and nutrition.
20-1 Reduce deaths from work-related injuries.
21-1 Reduce the proportion of children and adolescents who have dental caries experience in their primary or permanent teeth.
21-2 Reduce the proportion of children, adolescents, and adults with untreated dental decay.
21-3 Increase the proportion of adults who have never had a permanent tooth extracted because of dental caries or periodontal disease.
21-4 Reduce the proportion of older adults who have had all their natural teeth extracted.
21-5 Reduce periodontal disease.
21-6 Increase the proportion of oral and pharyngeal cancers detected at the earliest stage.
21-7 Increase the proportion of adults who, in the past 12 months, report having had an examination to detect oral and pharyngeal cancers.
21-8 Increase the proportion of children who have received dental sealants on their molar teeth.
21-10 Increase the proportion of children and adults who use the oral health care system each year.
22-1 Reduce the proportion of adults who engage in no leisure-time physical activity.
22-2 Increase the proportion of adults who engage regularly, preferably daily, in moderate physical activity for at least 30 minutes per day.
22-3 Increase the proportion of adults who engage in vigorous physical activity that promotes the development and maintenance of cardiorespiratory fitness 3 or more days per week for 20 or more minutes per occasion.
22-4 Increase the proportion of adults who perform physical activities that enhance and maintain muscular strength and endurance.
22-5 Increase the proportion of adults who perform physical activities that enhance and maintain flexibility.
22-6 Increase the proportion of adolescents who engage in moderate physical activity for at least 30 minutes on 5 or more of the previous 7 days.
22-7 Increase the proportion of adolescents who engage in vigorous physical activity that promotes cardiorespiratory fitness 3 or more days per week for 20 or more minutes per occasion.
22-9 Increase the proportion of adolescents who participate in daily school physical education.
22-10 Increase the proportion of adolescents who spend at least 50 percent of school physical education class time being physically active.
22-11 Increase the proportion of adolescents who view television 2 or fewer hours on a school day.
22-14 Increase the proportion of trips made by walking.
22-15 Increase the proportion of trips made by bicycling.
24-1 Reduce asthma deaths.
24-2 Reduce hospitalizations for asthma.
24-3 Reduce hospital emergency department visits for asthma.
24-4 Reduce activity limitations among persons with asthma.
24-6 Increase the proportion of persons with asthma who receive formal patient education, including information about community and self-help resources, as an essential part of the management of their condition.
24-9 Reduce the proportion of adults whose activity is limited due to chronic lung and breathing problems.
24-10 Reduce deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among adults.
25-1 Reduce the proportion of adolescents and young adults with Chlamydia trachomatis infections.
25-2 Reduce gonorrhea.
25-3 Eliminate sustained domestic transmission of primary and secondary syphilis.
25-4 Reduce the proportion of adults with genital herpes infection.
25-6 Reduce the proportion of females who have ever required treatment for pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).
25-7 Reduce the proportion of childless females with fertility problems who have had a sexually transmitted disease or who have required treatment for pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).
25-8 (Developmental) Reduce HIV infections in adolescent and young adult females aged 13 to 24 years that are associated with heterosexual contact.
25-10 (Developmental) Reduce neonatal consequences from maternal sexually transmitted diseases, including chlamydial pneumonia, gonococcal and chlamydial ophthalmia neonatorum, laryngeal papillomatosis (from human papillomavirus infection), neonatal herpes, and preterm birth and low birth weight associated with bacterial vaginosis.
25-11 Increase the proportion of adolescents who abstain from sexual intercourse or use condoms if currently sexually active.
25-16 (Developmental) Increase the proportion of sexually active females aged 25 years and under who are screened annually for genital chlamydia infections.
25-17 (Developmental) Increase the proportion of pregnant females screened for sexually transmitted diseases (including HIV infection and bacterial vaginosis) during prenatal health care visits, according to recognized standards.
26-1 Reduce deaths and injuries caused by alcohol- and drug-related motor vehicle crashes.
26-2 Reduce cirrhosis deaths.
26-3 Reduce drug-induced deaths.
26-6 Reduce the proportion of adolescents who report that they rode, during the previous 30 days, with a driver who had been drinking alcohol.
26-9 Increase the age and proportion of adolescents who remain alcohol and drug free.
26-10 Reduce past-month use of illicit substances.
26-13 Reduce the proportion of adults who exceed guidelines for low-risk drinking.
26-14 Reduce steroid use among adolescents.
26-15 Reduce the proportion of adolescents who use inhalants.
26-16 Increase the proportion of adolescents who disapprove of substance abuse.
26-17 Increase the proportion of adolescents who perceive great risk associated with substance abuse.
27-1 Reduce tobacco use by adults.
27-2 Reduce tobacco use by adolescents.
27-4 Increase the average age of first use of tobacco products by adolescents and young adults.
27-5 Increase smoking cessation attempts by adult smokers.
27-6 Increase smoking cessation during pregnancy.
27-7 Increase tobacco use cessation attempts by adolescent smokers.
27-9 Reduce the proportion of children who are regularly exposed to tobacco smoke at home.
27-10 Reduce the proportion of nonsmokers exposed to environmental tobacco smoke.
27-17 Increase adolescents’ disapproval of smoking.
28-4 Reduce blindness and visual impairment in children and adolescents aged 17 years and under.
28-12 Reduce otitis media in children and adolescents.