Goal: Improve the health and well-being of adolescents.
Many behaviors that can affect health and well-being later in life start during adolescence. Healthy People 2030 focuses on helping adolescents stay safe and healthy.
Adolescents are at risk for many preventable health problems, including substance use disorders, sexually transmitted infections, and injuries from motor vehicle crashes. And there are disparities by race/ethnicity and family income.
Adolescents also experience many developmental changes that can affect their physical and mental health. Encouraging positive health behaviors — like getting preventive care, using birth control, and getting enough sleep — can help adolescents stay safe and healthy.
Objective Status
4 Target met or exceeded
7 Improving
24 Little or no detectable change
20 Getting worse
14 Baseline only
18 Developmental
13 Research
Related Objectives
The following is a sample of objectives related to this topic. Some objectives may include population data.
Adolescents — General
Developmental
Getting worse
Getting worse
Little or no detectable change
Little or no detectable change
Cancer
Child and Adolescent Development
Little or no detectable change
Developmental
Children
Little or no detectable change
Getting worse
Developmental
Developmental
Developmental
Developmental
Chronic Kidney Disease
Drug and Alcohol Use
Little or no detectable change
Little or no detectable change
Family Planning
Target met or exceeded
Little or no detectable change
Little or no detectable change
Little or no detectable change
Little or no detectable change
Little or no detectable change
Little or no detectable change
Health Care
Target met or exceeded
Getting worse
Getting worse
Infectious Disease
LGBT
Little or no detectable change
Getting worse
Developmental
Mental Health and Mental Disorders
Little or no detectable change
Little or no detectable change
Getting worse
Developmental
Nutrition and Healthy Eating
Getting worse
Oral Conditions
Getting worse
Baseline only
Overweight and Obesity
Little or no detectable change
People with Disabilities
Physical Activity
Little or no detectable change
Getting worse
Getting worse
Respiratory Disease
Schools
Little or no detectable change
Baseline only
Developmental
Developmental
Research
Sensory or Communication Disorders
Little or no detectable change
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Little or no detectable change
Little or no detectable change
Sleep
Tobacco Use
Target met or exceeded
Target met or exceeded
Little or no detectable change
Little or no detectable change
Getting worse
Baseline only
Vaccination
Violence Prevention
Little or no detectable change
Getting worse
Developmental