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What are the risk behaviors that affect my health?

Learn about the risk behaviors that can potentially threaten your health or the health of others. Discover the 6 risk behaviors for teens and their impact on nutrition, exercise, tobacco use, alcohol and drug use, sexual behaviors, and unintentional injuries and violence.

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What are the risk behaviors that affect my health?

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  1. What are the risk behaviors that affect my health?

  2. 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 • 6 risk behaviors for teens • Tobacco use • Poor nutrition • Inadequate exercise • Alcohol and other drug use • Sexual behaviors • Unintentional injuries and violence

  3. Unintentional Injuries & Accidents • Motor vehicle accidents are the #1 cause of death among teens • 7.6% never or rarely wore seatbelt • 21.9% rode with a drunk driver • 10% drove when drinking • 41% texted or emailed while driving

  4. 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

  5. Alcohol & other Drugs • 47% of all high school students regularly use alcohol • • 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

  6. 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

  7. Sexual Behavior • 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.

  8. 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

  9. Exercise • 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.

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