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. 2011 Jun 15;8(4):A76.

Table 4.

Selected Healthy People 2010 Objectives and Targets for Adolescents

Objective Number Objective Target
19-3b Reduce the proportion of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese (adolescents aged 12-19 y) 5%
19-5 Increase the proportion of persons aged 2 years and older who consume at least 2 daily servings of fruit 75%
19-6 Increase the proportion of persons aged 2 years and older who consume at least 3 daily servings of vegetables, with at least one-third being dark green or orange vegetables 50%
19-11 Increase the proportion of persons aged 2 years and older who meet dietary recommendations for calcium 75%
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 35%
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 85%
22-9 Increase the proportion of adolescents who participate in daily school physical education 50%
22-11 Increase the proportion of adolescents who view television 2 or fewer hours on a school day 75%
26-11d Reduce the proportion of persons engaging in binge drinking of alcoholic beverages (adolescents aged 12-17 y) 2%
27-2b Reduce tobacco use by adolescents (cigarettes in the past month by students in grades 9 through 12) 16%