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 12 (continued) Objectives Selected to Measure This Indicator Florida Objectives Healthy People 2010 Similar Objective (17) FL 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 Target: 35 percent Baseline: 22.3 percent of students in grades 9 through 12 engaged in moderate physical activity for at least 30 minutes on 5 or more of the previous 7 days in 1999 Female: 17.5     Male: 26.8 in 1999 Data Source: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), CDC, NCCDPHP HP 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 Target: 35 percent Baseline: 26.7 percent of students in grades 9 through 12 engaged in moderate physical activity for at least 30 minutes on 5 or more of the previous 7 days in 1999 Female: 24.4     Male: 29.0 in 1999 Data Source: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), CDC, NCCDPHP FL 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 Target: 85 percent Baseline: 57 percent of students in grades 9 through 12 engaged in vigorous physical activity 3 or more days per week for 20 or more minutes per occasion in 1999 Female: 48%     Male: 66 % in 1999 Data Source: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), CDC, NCCDPHP HP 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 Target: 85 percent Baseline: 65 percent of students in grades 9 through 12 engaged in vigorous physical activity 3 or more days per week for 20 or more minutes per occasion in 1999 Female: 57%     Male: 72% in 1999 Data Source: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), CDC, NCCDPHP Note: Two objectives were selected to measure progress in the leading indicator – Physical Activity and Development for Children and Youth in Florida. More objectives can be found in the Focus Area 22 Next Topic - Health Indicator 13   Back to Top