Key Adolescent Health Issue Area 4:
Nutrition and Physical Activity
(Refer to the Strategic and Operational Plans for more details.)
Goal 9: Adolescents will engage in healthy eating behaviors.
Goal 10: Adolescents will engage in recommended physical activity.
Goal 11: Adolescents will have a healthy body mass index.
Goal 9: Adolescents will engage in healthy eating behaviors.
- Objective 9.1: Increase the percentage of adolescents eating breakfast every morning.
- Strategy 9.1.1: Develop and/or support campaigns that encourage eating a healthy breakfast on a daily basis.
- Strategy 9.1.2: Increase the number of middle and high school students that participate in healthy school breakfast programs.
- Strategy 9.1.3: Increase the number of school districts that have adopted policies that support access to and sustainability of the breakfast program
- Objective 9.2: Decrease the intake of sugar sweetened beverage by adolescents.
- Strategy 9.2.1: Support campaigns that encourage water intake over sugar-sweetened beverages.
- Strategy 9.2.2: Reduce availability of sugar-sweetened beverages at schools, universities, sporting events and worksites.
- Objective 9.3: Increase the percent of adolescents getting 5 or more servings of fruits and vegetables a day.
- Strategy 9.3.1: Support and implement evidenced-based and evidenced-informed initiatives that increase fruit and vegetable intake by adolescents.
- Strategy 9.3.2: Develop and/or support campaigns that encourage an increase in fruits and vegetable intake.
Goal 10: Adolescents will engage in recommended physical activity.
- Objective 10.1: Increase the percent of adolescents who are physically active at least 60 minutes a day.
- Strategy 10.1.1: Increase opportunities for adolescents to increase their physical activity.
- Strategy 10.1.2: Increase the number of school districts with comprehensive physical activity policies.
- Strategy 10.1.3: Support the development of community-based policy and infrastructure that promotes physical activity.
- Objective 10.2: Increase the percent of adolescents who spend less than 2 hours a day on recreational or optional screen time.
- Strategy 10.2.1: Support campaigns that educate about the recommended amount of screen time for adolescents.
- Strategy 10.2.2: Support and implement evidenced-based and evidenced-informed strategies that decrease screen time in adolescents.
Goal 11: Adolescents will have a healthy body mass index.
- Objective 11.1 Increase the percent of adolescents having an annual BMI screening.
- Strategy 11.1.1: Increase opportunities for adolescents to have BMI screening.
- Strategy 11.1.2: Increase rate of referrals of adolescents with elevated BMIs to their primary health care provider
- Objective 11.2 Increase the percent of overweight or obese adolescents who are being screened for obesity-related co-morbidities.
- Strategy 11.2.1: Increase competencies of medical providers to implement co-morbidity screening recommendations.
- Strategy 11.2.2: Increase insurance re-imbursement for co-morbidity screening.
- Objective 11.3 Increase the percent of overweight or obese adolescents who are receiving medical counseling and/or treatment.
- Strategy 11.3.1: Increase awareness and availability of referral options for adolescents needing overweight/obesity related medical counseling/treatment.
- Strategy 11.3.2: Increase physician and medical staff competencies and skills in discussing weight-related issues with adolescents and caregivers.
- Strategy 11.3.3: Increase access to and utilization of evidence-based obesity treatment strategies.
