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For more information related to HA2020, please email healthyalaskans@alaska.gov.

Healthy Alaskans 2020: 25 Leading Health Priorities

The 25 Leading Health Priorities (also known as 25 Leading Health Indicators) are a list of health goals for Alaska,
providing a science-based framework to guide efforts toward improving health and ensuring health equity for all Alaskans.

The 25 leading health priorities include:

• Reducing the rates of cancer, suicide, and interpersonal violence and sexual assault;
• Decreasing alcohol, tobacco, and drug use;
• Increasing disease prevention through vaccines, improved access to in-home water and wastewater services; and
• Lowering Alaska’s obesity rate.

 

Note: The order of priorities does not indicate rank. Baseline is 2010 data unless otherwise noted (*).For a printer-friendly version of this table, please see HA2020 Scorecard.

LEGEND: = Target Met | = On Track | = Little to no progress| = Not on Track to Reach Target

Reduce Alaskan deaths from cancer

Indicator	Progress	Baseline (2010)	HA 2020 Target
1: Cancer mortality rate per 100,000 population		176.0 per 100,000	162 per 100,000

Increase the proportion of Alaskans who are tobacco-free

Indicator	Progress	Baseline (2010)	HA 2020 Target
2: Percentage of adolescents who have not smoked cigarettes or cigars or used chewing tobacco, snuff, or dip on one or more of the past 30 days		74.8%*	80%
3: Percentage of adults who currently do not smoke cigarettes		77.8%	83%

Reduce the proportion of Alaskans who are overweight or obese

Indicator	Progress	Baseline (2010)	HA 2020 Target
4: Percentage of Adults who meet criteria for:	-	-	-	-	-
Overweight		38.3%	36%
Obesity		29.2%	27%
5: Percentage of children and adolescents who meet criteria for:	-	-	-	-	-
Overweight (Adolescents)		14.4%*	12%
Obesity (Adolescents)		11.8%*	10%
Overweight (Children)		16.7%+	15%
Obesity (Children)		16.6%+	15%

Increase the proportion of Alaskans who are physically active

Indicator	Progress	Baseline (2010)	HA 2020 Target
6: Percentage of Alaskans who meet the CDC's Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans:	-	-	-	-	-
Adults		57.5%**	61%
Adolescents		20.2%*	23%

Reduce Alaskan deaths from suicide

Indicator	Progress	Baseline (2010)	HA 2020 Target
7: Suicide mortality rate per 100,000 population:	-	-	-	-	-
Among population aged 15 – 24 years		46.0 per 100,000	43.2 per 100,000
Among population aged 25 years and older		25.0 per 100,000	23.5 per 100,000

Reduce the number of Alaskans experiencing poor mental health

Indicator	Progress	Baseline (2010)	HA 2020 Target
8: Percentage of adolescents who felt so sad or hopeless every day for 2 weeks or more in a row that they stopped doing some usual activities during the past 12 months		25.2%*	23%
9: Mean number of days adults aged 18 and older report being mentally unhealthy		3.2 days	2.9 days

Increase the proportion of Alaska youth with family and/or social support

Indicator	Progress	Baseline (2010)	HA 2020 Target
10: Percentage of adolescents with 3 or more adults who they feel comfortable seeking help from		44.6%*	47%

Reduce the number of Alaskans experiencing domestic violence and sexual assault

Indicator	Progress	Baseline (2010)	HA 2020 Target
11: Rate of unique substantiated child maltreatment victims per 1,000 children		15.3 per 1,000	14.4 per 1,000
12: Rate of rape per 100,000 population		75.0 per 100,000	67.5 per 100,000
13: Percentage of adolescents who were ever hit, slapped, or physically hurt on purpose by their boyfriend or girlfriend during the past 12 months		9.1%*	8%

Reduce the number of Alaskans experiencing alcohol and other drug dependence and abuse

Indicator	Progress	Baseline (2010)	HA 2020 Target
14: Alcohol induced mortality rate per 100,000 population		16.3 per 100,000	15.3 per 100,000
15: Percentage of persons who report binge drinking in the past 30 days based on the following criteria:	-	-	-	-	-
Adults: five or more drinks for men; 4 or more drinks for women on one occasion		21.8%	20%
Adolescents: 5 or more alcoholic drinks in a row within a couple of hours, at least once in the past 30 days		21.7%*	17%

Reduce Alaskan deaths from unintentional injury

Indicator	Progress	Baseline (2010)	HA 2020 Target
16: Unintentional injury mortality rate per 100,000 population		58.3 per 100,000	54.8 per 100,000

Increase the proportion of Alaskans who are protected from vaccine-preventable infectious diseases

Indicator	Progress	Baseline (2010)	HA 2020 Target
17: Percentage of children aged 19-35 months who do receive the ACIP recommended vaccination series		65.0%	75%

Reduce the proportion of Alaskans experiencing infectious disease

Indicator	Progress	Baseline (2010)	HA 2020 Target
18: Incidence rate of Chlamydia trachomatis per 100,000 population		849.6 per 100,000	705.2 per 100,000

Increase the proportion of Alaskans with access to in-home water and wastewater services

Indicator	Progress	Baseline (2010)	HA 2020 Target
19: Percentage of rural community housing units with water and sewer services		78%	87%

Increase the proportion of Alaskans protected against dental diseases

Indicator	Progress	Baseline (2010)	HA 2020 Target
20: Percentage of the Alaskan population served by community water systems with optimally fluoridated water		54.8%	58%

Reduce the proportion of Alaskans without access to high quality and affordable healthcare

Indicator	Progress	Baseline (2010)	HA 2020 Target
21: Percentage of women delivering live births who have not received prenatal care beginning in first trimester of pregnancy		21.3%	19%
22: Rate of preventable hospitalizations per 1,000 adults based on the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality		7.1 per 1,000	6.7 per 1,000
23: Percentage of adults reporting that they could not afford to see a doctor in the last 12 months		14.7%	14%

Increase the economic and educational status of Alaskans

Indicator	Progress	Baseline (2010)	HA 2020 Target
24: Percentage of residents living above the federal poverty level		84.5%++	90%
25: Percentage of 18-24 year olds with high school diploma or equivalency		81.2%	86%

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