Transcript Risk Behaviors - Newark Central Schools

WHAT ARE THE RISK BEHAVIORS
THAT AFFECT MY HEALTH?
WHAT ARE RISK BEHAVIORS?
Risk behaviors are actions that can potentially
threaten your health or the health of others both in
the present and the future.
 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention –
cdc.gov
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6 risk behaviors for teens
Tobacco use
 Poor nutrition
 Inadequate exercise
 Alcohol and other drug use
 Sexual behaviors
 Unintentional injuries and violence
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UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES & ACCIDENTS
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Motor vehicle accidents are the #1
cause of death among teens
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7.6% never or rarely wore
seatbelt
21.9% rode with a drunk driver
10% drove when drinking
41% texted or emailed while
driving
UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES & ACCIDENTS
Homicide/Suicide
is the #2 cause
of death for teens
 80%
of teen homicides involve
firearms
 Alcohol is involved in over 40% of
teen homicides
ALCOHOL & OTHER DRUGS
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47% of all high school students regularly use alcohol
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• 30% binge drink
• 30% have ridden with a drunk driver in the past
month
• 13% have driven while drunk in the past month
1/4 of high school students regularly smoke
marijuana
• 4% of teens are current cocaine users
• 2% of teens are current inhalant users
• 2-3% of teens use heroin
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TOBACCO
 1/3
of all teens currently use tobacco
• 90% of adult smokers began to
smoking as adolescents
• 3/4 of teens smokers have made at
least one quit attempt
SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
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Over 46% of high school teens are sexually active
 14%
have had > 4 sexual partners
 Almost half of teens having sex do
not regularly use condoms
 Teens have the highest STD rates of
any age group ( 1 out of 4)
 20% of high school students have
been the victim of rape or forced sex.
POOR NUTRITION
 Half
of all teens are actively trying to lose
weight
 1 % have anorexia
 3% have bulimia
 Female teens are 10-20 times more likely
than male teens to have disordered eating
 13% of teens are obese.
 79% did not eat the recommendations for
fruits and vegetables
 34% drank a can, bottle, or glass of soda
or pop (not including diet soda or diet
pop) at least one time per day
EXERCISE
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RDA for exercise is 60 minutes
65% did not meet recommended levels
of physical activity.
46% did not attend physical education
classes.
35% watched television 3 or more hours
per day on an average school day.
25% played video or computer games
or used a computer for something that
was not school work for 3 or more hours
per day on an average school day.