Healthy People 2010 Leading Health Indicators at a Glance

Physical Activity
  • Increase the proportion of adults who engage in moderate physical activity for at least 30 minutes per day 5 or more days per week or vigorous physical activity for at least 20 minutes per day 3 or more days per week.(Objective 22-2)
  • Increase the proportion of adolescents who engage in vigorous physical activity that promotes cardiorespiratory fitness 3 or more days per 3 or more days per week for 20 or more minutes per occasion.(Objective 22-7)
Overweight and Obesity
  • Reduce the proportion of adults who are obese. (Objective 19-2)
  • Reduce the proportion of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese. Children and adolescents aged 6 to 19 years. (Objective 19-3c)
Tobacco Use
  • Reduce tobacco use by adults.Cigarette smoking.(Objective 27-1a)
  • Reduce tobacco use by adolescents. Cigarettes (past month).(Objective 27-2b)
  • Reduce the proportion of children who are regularly exposed to tobacco smoke at home. (Objective 27-9*)
Substance Abuse
  • Reduce past-month use of illicit substances. Increase the proportion of adolescents not using alcohol or any illicit drugs during the past 30 days. (Objective 26-10a)
  • Reduce past-month use of illicit substances. Reduce the proportion of adults using any illicit drug during the past 30 days. (Objective 26-10c)
  • Reduce the proportion of persons engaging in binge drinking of alcoholic beverages. Adults aged 18 years and older. (Objective 26-11c)
Responsible Sexual Behavior
  • Increase the proportion of sexually active unmarried females who report condom use by partners.(Objective 13-6a)
  • Increase the proportion of sexually active unmarried males who report condom use. (Objective 13-6b*)
  • Increase the proportion of adolescents who have never had sexual intercourse.(Objective 25-11a)
  • Increase the proportion of adolescents who had sexual intercourse, but not in the past 3 months.Objective 25-11b*)
  • Increase the proportion of adolescents who used condoms at last intercourse. (Objective 25-1c*)
Mental Health
  • Reduce the suicide rate. (Objective 18-1*)
  • Increase the proportion of adults with mental disorders who receive treatment. Adults aged 18 years and older with recognized depression.(Objective 18-9b)
Injury and Violence
  • Reduce nonfatal firearm-related injuries (Objective 15-5a)
  • Reduce homicides. (Objective 15-32)
Environmental Quality
  • Reduce the proportion of persons exposed to air that does not meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s health-based standards for harmful air pollutants. Ozone. (Objective 8-1a)
  • Reduce the proportion of nonsmokers exposed to environmental tobacco smoke. (Objective 27-10)
Immunization
  • Increase the proportion of young children and adolescents who receive all vaccines that have been recommended for universal administration for at least 5 years. (Objective 14-24)
  • Increase the proportion of adults who are vaccinated annually against influenza and ever vaccinated against pneumococcal disease. Noninstitutionalized adults aged 65 years and older. Influenza vaccine. (Objective 14-29a)
  • Increase the proportion of adults who are vaccinated annually against influenza and ever vaccinated against pneumococcal disease. Noninstitutionalized adults aged 65 years and older. Pneumococcal vaccine.(Objective 14-29b)
Access to Health Care
  • Increase the proportion of persons with health insurance. (Objective 1-1)
  • Increase the proportion of persons who have a specific source of ongoing care. All ages. (Objective 1-4a)
  • Reduce hospitalization rates for three ambulatory-care-sensitive conditions- pediatric asthma, uncontrolled diabetes, and immunization-preventable pneumonia and influenza. (Objective 1-9*)
  • Increase the proportion of pregnant women who receive early and adequate prenatal care. (Objective 16-6a)

*Supplementary measures