The Health of Florida's Children and Youth

Home Table of Contents Prefix Goals Core Functions Health Indicators Appendices Next    Page | Topic Previous    Page | Topic Leading Health Indicator 11 (continued) Objectives Selected to Measure This Indicator Florida Objectives Healthy People 2010 Similar Objective (11, 12) FL 19-3     Reduce the proportion of children and adolescents who are overweight Percent 1999 Baseline 2010 Target 19-3b     High School Students 8.6 5 Females 6.8 5 Males 10.3 5 19-3a     Children 6 to 11 years in development     Data Source: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System; The Florida Department of Health is developing other data sources to complement National data. HP 19-3     Reduce the proportion of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese Percent Baseline 2010 Target 19-3a     Children 6 to 11 years 11 5 19-3b     Adolescents 12 to 19 years 11 5 19-3c     Children and adolescents Aged 6 to 19 years 11 5 Data Source: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC, NCHS FL 19-3d     Reduce the proportion of high school students who risk their health by using unhealthy dieting practices Percent 1999 Baseline 2001 Target 19-3d1    Took diet pills, powders and liquids to lose weight or avoid gaining weight. Males = 6.8, Females = 12.0 9.4 5   19-3d2     Took laxatives or vomited to lose weight or avoid gaining weight Males = 4.3, Females = 7.3 5.9 2 Data Source: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System   Note: Two objectives were selected to measure progress in the leading indicator – Overweight in Florida's Children and Youth. These do not include all the child and youth health indicators for overweight. More objectives can be found in the Focus Area 19 and 22. Next Topic - Health Indicators 12   Back to Top