1. Why Health?

2. Center for Disease Control and Prevention CDC –Gathers statistics for the nation Addresses the six behaviors that research shows contribute to the leading causes of death and disability for adults and youth Behaviors are usually established during childhood

3. Injury and Violence

4. Critical Health Behaviors Injury and Violence – includes motor vehicle, unintentional injuries, homicide, and suicide – associated behaviors: fights, carrying weapons, making a suicide plan, and not wearing seatbelts

5. Alcohol and Drug Use

6. Critical Health Behaviors Alcohol and Drug Use – Third leading cause of preventable death – Factor in approximately 41% of all deaths from motor vehicle crashes

7. Critical Health Behaviors Alcohol and Drug Use – A person may be predisposed to addiction – The younger a person uses, the greater the chance of addiction

8. Tobacco Use

9. Critical Health Behaviors Tobacco Use – Smoking causes 435,000 deaths each year – Every day 4000 teens try their first cigarette

10. Critical Health Behaviors Tobacco Use – 3000 teens become regular smokers EACH day – 90% of all smokers start by the age of 19

11. Physical Activity

12. Critical Health Behaviors Physical Activity – Participation declines as children get older – Lack of activity leads to premature death – Over 1/3 of American youth are very unfit

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14. Nutrition

15. Critical Health Behaviors Nutrition – 80% of teens don’t eat recommended servings of fruits and vegetables – nearly 9 million 6-19 year olds are overweight (60% of total population)

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17. Sexual Risk Behaviors

18. Critical Health Behaviors Sexual Risk behaviors –19 million new STI infections each year-almost half among youth 15-24 – About 13% of new HIV/AIDS cases are youth 13-24

19. Critical Health Behaviors Sexual Risk behaviors – 34% of young women become pregnant at least once before age 20 – A teen pregnancy occurs every 30 seconds –13% of all pregnancies occur among girls aged 15-19