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 14 (continued) Objectives Selected to Measure This Indicator Florida Objectives Healthy People 2010 Similar Objective (13) FL 16-17      Increase abstinence from alcohol, cigarettes, and illicit drugs among pregnant women Reported use of alcohol 3 months prior to and last 3 months of pregnancy by postpartum women Percent 1998 Baseline 2010 Target FL 16-17a     Alcohol 3 months before pregnancy 41.8 20 Alcohol last 3 months of pregnancy 5.2 1 Reported Substance Exposed Newborns Percent 2000 Baseline 2010 Target FL 16-17e Substance exposed newborns 2.4 1 Data Source: Florida Department of Health PRAMS Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System: Florida Department of Health Substance Exposed Newborn Reports (SENS) HP 16-17      Increase abstinence from alcohol, cigarettes, and illicit drugs among pregnant women Reported Abstinence in Past Month From Substances by Pregnant Women* Percent 1996 Baseline 2010 Target HP 16-17a     Alcohol 86 94 HP 16-17b     Binge drinking 99 100 HP 16-17c     Cigarette smoking† (1998) 87 99 HP16-17d     Illicit drugs 98 100 Data Source: National Household Survey on Drug Abuse, SAMHSA for 16-17a, 16-17b, and 16-17d; National Vital Statistics System, CDC, NCHS for 16-17c *Pregnant women aged 15 to 44 years FL 26-10     Reduce past-month use of illicit substances by high school and middle school students Increase the proportion of 11 to 18 year olds not using alcohol or any illicit drugs during the past 30 days. Percent 2000 Baseline 2010 Target Alcohol or any Illicit Drug     Middle and High School 65 In development Middle School baseline 89   High School baseline 78   Data Source: Florida Department of Children and Families, Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey 2000 HP 26-10     Reduce past-month use of illicit substances Increase the proportion of adolescents not using alcohol or any illicit drugs during the past 30 days. Target: 89 percent Baseline: 79 percent of adolescents aged 12 to 17 years reported no alcohol or illicit drug use in the past 30 days in 1998 Data Source: National Household Survey on Drug Abuse (NHSDA), SAMHSA FL26-11a     Reduce the proportion of 8th grade and 12th grade students engaging in binge drinking of alcoholic beverages Fl 26-11a High school seniors Target: In development Baseline (2000): 29 percent Fl 26-11c 8th grade students Target: In development Baseline (2000): 13.3 percent Data Source: Florida Department of Children and Families, Florida Youth Substance Abuse Survey 2000 HP 26-11     Reduce the proportion of persons engaging in binge drinking of alcoholic beverages 26-11a High school seniors Target: 11 percent Baseline (1998): 32 percent 26-11b College Students Target: 20 percent Baseline (1998): 39 percent Data Source: Monitoring the Future Study (MTF), NIH, NIDA FL 26-6     Reduce the proportion of adolescents who report that they rode, during the previous 30 days, with a driver who had been drinking alcohol Target: 30 percent Baseline: 34.1 percent in 1999 Data Source: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), CDC, NCCDPHP HP 26-6     Reduce the proportion of adolescents who report that they rode, during the previous 30 days, with a driver who had been drinking alcohol Target: 30 percent Baseline (1998): 33 percent in 1999 Data Source: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), CDC, NCCDPHP Note: Four objectives were selected to measure progress in the leading indicator – Substance and Alcohol Abuse in Children and Youth in Florida. These do not include all the child and youth health indicators for Substance and Alcohol Abuse. More objectives can be found in the Focus Area 26. Next Topic - Health Indicator 15   Back to Top