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Nutrition and Weight Status
| D-1 Reduce the annual number of new cases of diagnosed diabetes among faculty/staff.
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| Baseline: |
8.0 new cases of diabetes per 1,000 population aged 18 to 84 years occurred in the past 12 months, as reported in 2006–08 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) |
| Target: |
7.2 new cases per 1,000 population aged 18 to 84 years |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
CDC National Health Interview Survey (NHIS); CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) |
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| HDS-4 Increase the proportion of faculty/staff who have had their blood pressure measured within the preceding two years and can state whether their blood pressure was normal or high.
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| Baseline: |
90.6 percent of adults aged 18 years and older had their blood pressure measured within the preceding two years and could state whether it was normal or high in 2008 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) |
| Target: |
92.6 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
2 percentage point improvement |
| Data Source: |
CDC National Health Interview Survey (NHIS); CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) |
| More Information: |
Normal blood pressure defined as <140/90 mmHg |
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| HDS-6 Increase the proportion of faculty/staff who have had their blood cholesterol checked within the preceding five years.
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| Baseline: |
74.6 percent of adults aged 18 years and older had their blood cholesterol checked within the preceding five years in 2008 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) |
| Target: |
82.1 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
CDC National Health Interview Survey (NHIS); CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) |
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| HDS-7 Reduce the proportion of faculty/staff with high total blood cholesterol levels.
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| Baseline: |
15.0 percent of adults aged 20 years and older had total blood cholesterol levels of 240 mg/dL or greater in 2005–08 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) |
| Target: |
13.5 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10.0 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
CDC National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES); CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) |
| More Information: |
High total blood cholesterol is defined as >240 mg/dL |
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| HDS-12 Increase the proportion of faculty/staff with hypertension whose blood pressure is under control.
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| Baseline: |
43.7 percent of adults aged 18 years and older with high blood pressure/ hypertension had it under control in 2005–08 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) |
| Target: |
61.2 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
Projection (40 percent improvement) |
| Data Source: |
CDC National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES); CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) |
| More Information: |
High blood pressure is defined as >140/90 mmHg |
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| NWS-8 Increase the proportion of faculty/staff who are at a healthy weight.
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| Baseline: |
30.8 percent of persons aged 20 years and older were at a healthy weight in 2005–08 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) |
| Target: |
33.9 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
CDC National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES); CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) |
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Healthy weight is defined as a body mass index (BMI) between 18.5-24.9 |
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| NWS-9 Reduce the proportion of faculty/staff who are obese.
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| Baseline: |
34.0 percent of persons aged 20 years and older were obese in 2005–08 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) |
| Target: |
30.6 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
CDC National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES); CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) |
| More Information: |
Obese is defined as a body mass index (BMI) > 30 |
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| NWS-14 Increase the contribution of fruits to the diets among faculty/staff.
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| Baseline: |
0.5 cup equivalents of fruits per 1,000 calories was the mean daily intake by persons aged 2 years and older in 2001-04 |
| Target: |
0.9 cup equivalents per 1,000 calories |
| Target-Setting Method: |
Evidence-based approach (considered the baseline in relation to 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans [DGA] recommendations, past trends and potentially achievable shift in the usual intake distribution, and applicability of the target to subpopulations) |
| Data Source: |
CDC National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES); CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS); USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) |
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| NWS-15.1 Increase the contribution of total vegetables to the diets among faculty/staff.
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| Baseline: |
0.8 cup equivalents of total vegetables per 1,000 calories was the mean daily intake by persons aged two years and older in 2001-04 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) |
| Target: |
1.1 cup equivalents per 1,000 calories |
| Target-Setting Method: |
Evidence-based approach (considered the baseline in relation to 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans [DGA] recommendations, past trends and potentially achievable shift in the usual intake distribution, and applicability of the target to subpopulations) |
| Data Source: |
CDC National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES); CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS); USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) |
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| NWS-16 Increase the contribution of whole grains to the diets among faculty/staff.
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| Baseline: |
0.3 ounce equivalents of whole grains per 1,000 calories was the mean daily intake by persons aged two years and older in 2001-04 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) |
| Target: |
0.6 ounce equivalents per 1,000 calories |
| Target-Setting Method: |
Evidence-based approach (considered the baseline in relation to 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans [DGA] recommendations, past trends and potentially achievable shift in the usual intake distribution, and applicability of the target to subpopulations) |
| Data Source: |
CDC National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES); CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS); USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) |
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Physical Activity/Fitness
| PA-1 Reduce the proportion of faculty/staff who engage in no leisure-time physical activity.
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| Baseline: |
36.2 percent of adults engaged in no leisure-time physical activity in 2008 |
| Target: |
32.6 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
CDC National Health Interview Survey (NHIS); CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) |
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No leisure time physical activity was defined as persons who reported that they never or are unable to do light or moderate physical activity for at least 10 minutes and that they never or are unable to do vigorous physical activity for at least 10 minutes. |
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| PA-2.1 Increase the proportion of faculty/staff who meet current federal physical activity guidelines for aerobic physical activity.
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| Baseline: |
43.5 percent of adults engaged in aerobic physical activity of at least moderate intensity for at least 150 minutes/week, or 75 minutes/week of vigorous intensity, or an equivalent combination in 2008 |
| Target: |
47.9 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
CDC National Health Interview Survey (NHIS); CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) |
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| PA-2.3 Increase the proportion of faculty /staff who meet current federal physical activity guidelines for muscle-strengthening activity.
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| Baseline: |
21.9 percent of adults performed muscle-strengthening activities on two or more days of the week in 2008 |
| Target: |
24.1 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
10 percent improvement |
| Data Source: |
CDC National Health Interview Survey (NHIS); CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) |
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Stress Management
| OSH-9 (Developmental) Increase the proportion of faculty/staff who have access to workplace programs that prevent or reduce employee stress.
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| Potential Data Source: |
American College Health Association (ACHA) Faculty and Staff Health and Wellness Survey (2012), Quality of Worklife (QWL) Questionnaire, CDC National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Question 5.53 |
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| SH-4 Increase the proportion of faculty/staff who get sufficient sleep.
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| Baseline: |
69.6 percent of adults got sufficient sleep (defined as ≥ 8 hours for those aged 18 to 21 years and ≥ 7 hours for those aged 22 years and older on average during a 24-hour period) in 2008 |
| Target: |
70.9 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
Minimal statistical significance (the smallest improvement that results in a statistically significant difference when tested against the baseline value) |
| Data Source: |
CDC National Health Interview Survey (NHIS); CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) |
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Tobacco
| TU-1.1 Reduce cigarette smoking use by faculty/staff
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| Baseline: |
20.6 percent of adults aged 18 years and older were current cigarette smokers in 2008 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) |
| Target: |
12.0 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
Retain Healthy People 2010 target of 12 percent |
| Data Source: |
CDC National Health Interview Survey (NHIS); CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) |
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| TU-1.2 Reduce smokeless tobacco products use by faculty/staff
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| Baseline: |
2.3 percent of adults aged 18 years and older were current users of snuff or chewing tobacco products in 2005 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) |
| Target: |
0.3 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
2 percentage point improvement |
| Data Source: |
CDC National Health Interview Survey (NHIS); CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) |
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| TU-4.1 Increase smoking cessation attempts by faculty/staff smokers.
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| Baseline: |
48.3 percent of adults smokers aged 18 years and older attempted to stop smoking in the past 12 months in 2008 (age adjusted to the year 2000 standard population) |
| Target: |
80.0 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
Retain Healthy People 2010 target of 80 percent |
| Data Source: |
CDC National Health Interview Survey (NHIS); CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) |
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Smoking cessation attempt is defined as quit for ≥ 1 day |
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Miscellaneous
| ECBP-8 (Developmental) Increase the proportion of institutions that offer a health promotion program to their employees
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| Potential Data Source: |
American College Health Association (ACHA) Faculty and Staff Health and Wellness Survey (2012) |
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| ECBP-9 (Developmental) Increase the proportion of employees who participate in employer-sponsored health promotion activities
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| Potential Data Source: |
American College Health Association (ACHA) Faculty and Staff Health and Wellness Survey (2012) |
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| IID-12.5 Increase the proportion of faculty/staff who are vaccinated annually against seasonal influenza
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| Baseline: |
25 percent of non-institutionalized adults aged 18 to 64 were vaccinated against seasonal influenza in 2008 |
| Target: |
80.0 percent |
| Target-Setting Method: |
Consistency with national programs |
| Data Source: |
CDC National Health Interview Survey (NHIS); CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) |
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Data Sources:
ACHA Faculty and Staff Health and Wellness Survey (2012), American College Health Association. Information available at http://www.acha.org/ACHA/Networks/Committees/Faculty_Staff_Health_Coalition.aspx.
National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Information available at: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhis.htm.
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Information available at: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nhanes.htm.
Quality of Worklife Questionnaire (QWL), National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Information available at: http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/stress/qwlquest.html.
What We Eat in America (WWEIA) in cooperation with the NHANES, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture. Information available at http://www.ars.usda.gov/Services/docs.htm?docid=13793.
Please note: All baseline data were retrieved directly from Healthy People 2020. To learn more about the baseline measure for a specific data point, please refer to the “more information” section of that particular objective number at the Healthy People 2020 website (www.healthypeople.gov). From within each objective at www.healthypeople.gov, a link is provided to the source of the baseline measure through the Health Indicators Warehouse (HIW), National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (www.healthindicators.gov) and/or the Healthy People 2010 Database (http://wonder.cdc.gov/data2010/).