Healthy People 2000 Review, 1995-96: National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention ObjectivesDIANE Publishing, 1998 - 208 pages The fourth in a series of annual profiles of the Nation's health tracing the year 2000 objectives; replaces the Prevention Profiles that monitored the 1990 national health objectives. This is the first year that midcourse modifications to the objectives are presented & tracked in this report. Priority areas include: physical activity & fitness, nutrition, tobacco, substance abuse (alcohol & other drugs), family planning, mental health & mental disorders, violent & abusive behavior, educational & community-based programs, unintentional injuries, occupational safety & health, environmental health, & many more. Charts & tables. |
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Page iii - DHHS; the National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Page 47 - BMI is calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by the square of height in meters. The cut points used to define overweight approximate the 120 percent of desirable body weight definition used in the 1990 objectives.
Page 137 - Increase to at least 30 percent the proportion of people aged 6 and older who engage regularly, preferably daily, in light to moderate physical activity for at least 30 minutes per day.
Page 199 - Government use by the Office of Management and Budget and consists of a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition. Families or individuals with income below a particular threshold are classified as below the poverty level.
Page 48 - ... 2.7* Increase to at least 50 percent the proportion of overweight people aged 12 and older who have adopted sound dietary practices combined with regular physical activity to attain an appropriate body weight.
Page 49 - Increase to at least 80 percent the receipt of home food services by people aged 65 and older who have difficulty in preparing their own meals or are otherwise in need of home-delivered meals.
Page 51 - Note: For males aged 12—17, a smokeless tobacco user is someone who has used snuff or chewing tobacco in the preceding month. For males aged 18—24, a smokeless tobacco user is someone who has used either snuff or chewing tobacco at least 20 times and who currently uses snuff or chewing tobacco.
Page 138 - Treatment recommendations at baseline are outlined in detail in the Report of the Expert Panel on the Detection. Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults, released by the National Cholesterol Education Program in 1987.
Page 26 - SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health Examination Surveys and National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES).
Page 38 - ... 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.