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EMC-1 (Developmental) Increase the proportion of children who are ready for school in all five domains of healthy development: physical development, social-emotional development, approaches to learning, language, and cognitive development
Potential Data Sources:
National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH), HRSA/MCHB and CDC/NCHS
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EMC-2 Increase the proportion of parents who use positive parenting and communicate with their doctors or other health care professionals about positive parenting
EMC-2.1 (Developmental) Increase the proportion of parents who report a close relationship with their child
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Potential Data Sources:
National Survey of Adoptive Parents (NSAP), ASPE; National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH), HRSA/MCHB and CDC/NCHS
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EMC-2.2 Increase the proportion of parents who use positive communication with their child
Baseline: 69.8 percent of children aged 6 to 17 years had parents who reported that their child can share ideas or talk about things that matter “very well” in 2007
Target: 76.8 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH), HRSA/MCHB and CDC/NCHS
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EMC-2.3 Increase the proportion of parents who read to their young child
Baseline: 47.8 percent of children aged 0 to 5 years had parents who reported that someone in their family read to the child every day in the past week in 2007
Target: 52.6 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH), HRSA/MCHB and CDC/NCHS
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EMC-2.4 Increase the proportion of parents who receive information from their doctors or other health care professionals when they have a concern about their children’s learning, development, or behavior
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Baseline: 48.0 percent of children aged 0 to 5 years who visited or used a health service in the past 12 months had parents who reported that their child’s doctor asked about their concerns about their child’s learning, development, or behavior in 2007
Target: 52.8 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH), HRSA/MCHB and CDC/NCHS
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EMC-2.5 (Developmental) Increase the proportion of parents with children under the age of 3 years whose doctors or other health care professionals talk with them about positive parenting practices
Archived

This objective was archived due to lack of data source, changes in science, or was replaced with other objectives. See Revision History for Details.

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Revision History: This objective was archived due to another reason: data have not been identified Read more about the revision history.
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EMC-3 (Developmental) Reduce the proportion of children who have poor quality of sleep
Potential Data Sources:
National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH), HRSA/MCHB and CDC/NCHS
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EMC-4 Increase the proportion of elementary, middle, and senior high schools that require school health education
EMC-4.1 Increase the proportion of schools that require newly hired staff who teach required health education to have undergraduate or graduate training in health education
EMC-4.1.1 Increase the proportion of elementary schools that require newly hired staff who teach required health education to have undergraduate or graduate training in health education
Baseline: 35.2 percent of elementary schools, including public and private schools, required newly hired staff who taught required health education to have undergraduate or graduate training in health education in 2006
Target: 38.7 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS), CDC/NCHHSTP
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EMC-4.1.2 Increase the proportion of middle schools that require newly hired staff who teach required health education to have undergraduate or graduate training in health education
Baseline: 56.9 percent of middle schools, including public and private schools, required newly hired staff who taught required health education to have undergraduate or graduate training in health education in 2006
Target: 62.6 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS), CDC/NCHHSTP
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EMC-4.1.3 Increase the proportion of high schools that require newly hired staff who teach required health education to have undergraduate or graduate training in health education
Baseline: 76.8 percent of high schools, including public and private schools, required newly hired staff who taught required health education to have undergraduate or graduate training in health education in 2006
Target: 84.5 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS), CDC/NCHHSTP
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EMC-4.2 Increase the proportion of schools that require newly hired staff who teach required health instruction to be certified, licensed, or endorsed by the State in health education
EMC-4.2.1 Increase the proportion of elementary schools that require newly hired staff who teach required health instruction to be certified, licensed, or endorsed by the State in health education
Baseline: 32.5 percent of elementary schools, including public and private schools, required newly hired staff who taught required health instruction to be certified, licensed, or endorsed by the State in health education in 2006
Target: 35.8 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS), CDC/NCHHSTP
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EMC-4.2.2 Increase the proportion of middle schools that require newly hired staff who teach required health instruction to be certified, licensed, or endorsed by the State in health education
Baseline: 50.7 percent of middle schools, including public and private schools, required newly hired staff who taught required health instruction to be certified, licensed, or endorsed by the State in health education in 2006
Target: 55.8 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS), CDC/NCHHSTP
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EMC-4.2.3 Increase the proportion of high schools that require newly hired staff who teach required health instruction to be certified, licensed, or endorsed by the State in health education
Baseline: 72.8 percent of high schools, including public and private schools, required newly hired staff who taught required health instruction to be certified, licensed, or endorsed by the State in health education in 2006
Target: 80.1 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS), CDC/NCHHSTP
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EMC-4.3 Increase the proportion of schools that require cumulative instruction in health education that meet the US National Health Education Standards for elementary, middle, and senior high schools
EMC-4.3.1 Increase the proportion of elementary schools that require cumulative instruction in health education that meet the US National Health Education Standards for elementary, middle, and senior high schools
Baseline: 7.5 percent of elementary schools, including public and private schools, required cumulative instruction in health education that met the US National Health Education Standards in 2006
Target: 11.5 percent
Target-Setting Method: 4 percentage point improvement
Data Sources:
School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS), CDC/NCHHSTP
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EMC-4.3.2 Increase the proportion of middle schools that require cumulative instruction in health education that meet the US National Health Education Standards for elementary, middle, and senior high schools
Baseline: 10.3 percent of middle schools, including public and private schools, required cumulative instruction in health education that met the US National Health Education Standards in 2006
Target: 14.3 percent
Target-Setting Method: 4 percentage point improvement
Data Sources:
School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS), CDC/NCHHSTP
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EMC-4.3.3 Increase the proportion of high schools that require cumulative instruction in health education that meet the US National Health Education Standards for elementary, middle, and senior high schools
Baseline: 6.5 percent of high schools, including public and private schools, required cumulative instruction in health education that met the US National Health Education Standards in 2006
Target: 10.5 percent
Target-Setting Method: 4 percentage point improvement
Data Sources:
School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS), CDC/NCHHSTP
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EMC-4.4 Increase the proportion of required health education classes or courses with a teacher who has had professional development related to teaching personal and social skills for behavior change within the past 2 years
Baseline: 52.5 percent of required health education classes or courses were taught by a teacher who has had professional development related to teaching personal and social skills for behavior change within the past 2 years in 2006
Target: 57.8 percent
Target-Setting Method: 10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS), CDC/NCHHSTP
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EMC-5 (Developmental) Increase the proportion of children with ADHD who receive recommended treatment
EMC-5.1 (Developmental) Increase the proportion of children aged 4-5 years diagnosed with ADHD who receive recommended behavioral treatment
Potential Data Sources:
National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH), HRSA/MCHB and CDC/NCHS
EMC-5.2 (Developmental) Increase the proportion of children aged 6-17 years diagnosed with ADHD who receive recommended behavioral treatment, medication treatment, or both
Potential Data Sources:
National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH), HRSA/MCHB and CDC/NCHS

Related Objectives

The Early and Middle Childhood (EMC) Topic Area Workgroup thoughtfully reviewed each of the Healthy People 2020 objectives to identify those that are relevant to the EMC topic area. Each of these related objectives has a direct relationship to the early and middle childhood lifestage.

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Access to Health Services

Blood Disorders and Blood Safety

Cancer

Disability and Health

Educational and Community-Based Programs

Environmental Health

Food Safety

Hearing and Other Sensory or Communication Disorders

Heart Disease and Stroke

Immunization and Infectious Diseases

Injury and Violence Prevention

Maternal, Infant, and Child Health

Medical Product Safety

Mental Health and Mental Disorders

Nutrition and Weight Status

Oral Health

Physical Activity

Respiratory Diseases

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Tobacco Use

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