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Healthy people 2010 is a set of health objectives for the nation to achieve over the first decade of the new century.It is built on the best scientific knowledge and designed to measure programs over time.Healthy people 2010 is designed to achieve two overeaching goals.One is to increase life expectancy and improve the overall quality of life and the other is to eliminate disparities among different segments of population.It is a road map to better health.Here is a comparison chart for the year 2010 National Objectives and the Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System data for South Carolina 2001.

Healthy People 20102 Objectives3 Year 2010 Target
2001 SC BRFSS
(95% Confidence Interval)
Health Insurance (Objective #1.1)Ages >18
100%

83.6%
(81.9-85.2%)
Specific Source of Ongoing Primary Care (Objective #1.4c)Ages >18
96%
80.7%
(79.1-82.5%)
Limitation in Activities Due to Arthritis (Objective #2.2)Adults with Chronic Joint Symptoms, Ages >18
21%
30.3%
(27.5-33.0%)
Pap Smear, Ever Had (Objective #3.11a)Women, Ages >18
97%
NA
Pap Smear, Within Past Three Years (Objective #3.11b)Women, Ages >18
90%
NA
Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) Within Past Two Years (Objective #3.12a)Ages >50
50%
31.7%
(28.8-34.5%)
Sigmoidoscopy, Ever Had (Objective #3.12b)Ages >50
50%
46.8%
(43.7-49.8%)
Mammogram, Within Past Two Years (Objective #3.13) Women, Ages >40
70%
NA
Diabetes, Clinically Diagnosed (Objective #5.3)Ages >18
2.5%
8.1%
(7.0-9.1%)
Cholesterol Screening, Within Past Five Years (Objective #12.15)Ages >18
80%
77.9%
(76.1-79.7%
Influenza Immunization, Within Past Year (Objective #14.29a)Ages >65
90%
66.2%
(61.8-70.6%)
Pneumococcal Pneumonia Vaccination, Ever Had (Objective #14.29b)Ages >65
90%
57.9%
(53.2-62.7%)
Obese, BMI > 30 (Objective #19.2)Ages >20
15%
23.0%
(21.2-24.8%)
(No) Permanent Teeth Extracted Due to Caries or Periodontal Disease (Objective #21.3)Ages 35-44
42%
52.3%
(47.9-56.7%)
Extraction of All Natural Teeth (Objective # 21.4)Ages >65
20%
25.3%
(21.0-30.0%)
No Leisure Time Physical Activity (Objective # 22.1)Ages >18
20%
26.4%
(24.7-28.2%)
Regular, Moderate Physical Activity, 5 or more Days/Week for 30 or more Minutes (Objective #22.2)Ages >18
30%
31.2%
(29.3-33.0%)
Regular, Vigorous Physical Activity, 3 or more Days/Week for 20 or more Minutes (Objective #22.3)Ages >18
30%
24.1%
(22.3-25.8%)
Binge Drinking, During the Past Month (Objective #26.11c)Ages >18
6%
12.3%
(10.9-13.7%)
Cigarette Smoking (Objective #27.1a) Ages>18
12%
26.0%
(24.3-27.8%)
Cigars (Objective #27.1c) Ages >18
1.2%
NA
1 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
2 Public Health Service. Healthy People 2010: National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives--full report with commentary. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2000.
3 In some cases, BRFSS definitions of objectives differ slightly from those in Healthy People 2010. See Healthy People 2010 for the exact definition of the objective
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