Visit the Healthy People 2020 Physical Activity Objectives Webpage: https://www.
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Visit the Healthy People 2020 Physical Activity Objectives Webpage: https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/physical-activity Review the "Overview" section Click on the "Objectives" tab Select TWO objectives of the most interest to you. Try to select objectives where you can view population data or disparities by race and ethnicity. Tell the group what objectives you selected and why. Share the baseline and target percentages for each objective. Share 3 data points (percentages) for the most recent year for each objective (e.g. % Caucasian 2013; % Pacific Islander 2013; %Hispanic or Latino 2013).
Explanation / Answer
I choosen the objectives such as
1.Reduce the proportion of adults who engage in no leisure time physical activity.
I think this is the most important objective because all are awared that most of the cardiovascular disorders are occuring due to lack of physical activity.this aituation have to change.
Baseline-36.2% in 2008
Target- 10%
Recent data regarding this is Non- hispanic white adults(26.0%), asian-(28.5%), american indian- (29.7%)
2.Increase the proportion of adults who perform muscle strengthening activities on 2 or more days of the week.
This is also a vital thing.all individuals should have to perform atleast any one exercise daily to improve muscle strenth and tone.
Baseline-21.9% in 2008
Target-24.1%
The recent data are non Hispanic white (58.9%), non Hispanic black (69.6%),hispanic (74.2%).
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