EMC-2Increase the proportion of parents who use positive parenting and communicate with their doctors or other health care professionals about positive parenting
69.8 percent of children aged 6 to 17 years had parents who reported that their child can share ideas or talk about things that matter “very well” in 2007
Target:
76.8 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH), HRSA/MCHB and CDC/NCHS
This objective was revised. See Revision History for Details.
Baseline:
48.0 percent of children aged 0 to 5 years who visited or used a health service in the past 12 months had parents who reported that their child’s doctor asked about their concerns about their child’s learning, development, or behavior in 2007
Target:
52.8 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH), HRSA/MCHB and CDC/NCHS
EMC-4Increase the proportion of elementary, middle, and senior high schools that require school health education
EMC-4.1Increase the proportion of schools that require newly hired staff who teach required health education to have undergraduate or graduate training in health education
35.2 percent of elementary schools, including public and private schools, required newly hired staff who taught required health education to have undergraduate or graduate training in health education in 2006
Target:
38.7 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS), CDC/NCHHSTP
56.9 percent of middle schools, including public and private schools, required newly hired staff who taught required health education to have undergraduate or graduate training in health education in 2006
Target:
62.6 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS), CDC/NCHHSTP
76.8 percent of high schools, including public and private schools, required newly hired staff who taught required health education to have undergraduate or graduate training in health education in 2006
Target:
84.5 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS), CDC/NCHHSTP
EMC-4.2Increase the proportion of schools that require newly hired staff who teach required health instruction to be certified, licensed, or endorsed by the State in health education
32.5 percent of elementary schools, including public and private schools, required newly hired staff who taught required health instruction to be certified, licensed, or endorsed by the State in health education in 2006
Target:
35.8 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS), CDC/NCHHSTP
50.7 percent of middle schools, including public and private schools, required newly hired staff who taught required health instruction to be certified, licensed, or endorsed by the State in health education in 2006
Target:
55.8 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS), CDC/NCHHSTP
72.8 percent of high schools, including public and private schools, required newly hired staff who taught required health instruction to be certified, licensed, or endorsed by the State in health education in 2006
Target:
80.1 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS), CDC/NCHHSTP
EMC-4.3Increase the proportion of schools that require cumulative instruction in health education that meet the US National Health Education Standards for elementary, middle, and senior high schools
7.5 percent of elementary schools, including public and private schools, required cumulative instruction in health education that met the US National Health Education Standards in 2006
Target:
11.5 percent
Target-Setting Method:
4 percentage point improvement
Data Sources:
School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS), CDC/NCHHSTP
10.3 percent of middle schools, including public and private schools, required cumulative instruction in health education that met the US National Health Education Standards in 2006
Target:
14.3 percent
Target-Setting Method:
4 percentage point improvement
Data Sources:
School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS), CDC/NCHHSTP
6.5 percent of high schools, including public and private schools, required cumulative instruction in health education that met the US National Health Education Standards in 2006
Target:
10.5 percent
Target-Setting Method:
4 percentage point improvement
Data Sources:
School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS), CDC/NCHHSTP
52.5 percent of required health education classes or courses were taught by a teacher who has had professional development related to teaching personal and social skills for behavior change within the past 2 years in 2006
Target:
57.8 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS), CDC/NCHHSTP
