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ADOLESCENT HEALTH PROFILE

Glossary of Terms

 

PLEASE CLICK ON TERM FOR DEFINITION
Activity Limitations Marijuana Use-Current Use
Binge Drinking Marijuana Use-Ever Used
Cigarette Smoking-Current Use Moderate Activity
Cigarette Smoking-Ever Used Vigorous Activity
Current Drinking Weapon
Injurious Suicide Attempts  

 

Activity Limitations:  Activity limitation due to a physical, mental, or an emotional health problem is a broad measure of health and functioning for adolescents.  Limitations in activity are due to one or more chronic health conditions that include, but are not limited to, learning disabilities; hearing; visual, and speech problems; mental retardation or other developmental problems (such as cerebral palsy); mental and emotional problems; musculoskeletal problems; the long-term effects of injury; asthma; and diabetes.  Adolescents with one or more of these conditions often need special education services, and many receive special health services through special education programs.

 

Binge Drinking:  Five or more drinks of alcohol within a couple of hours, on one or more of the past 30 days

 

Cigarette Smoking-Current Use:  Smoked cigarettes on one or more days of the past 30 days.

 

Cigarette Smoking-Ever Used:  Ever tried cigarette smoking, even one or two puffs.

 

Current Drinking:  At least one drink of alcohol on one or more of the past 30 days.

 

Injurious Suicide Attempts:  Suicide attempts, during the past 12 months, that resulted in an injury, poisoning or overdose that had to be treated by a doctor or nurse.

 

Marijuana Use-Current Use:  Used marijuana on one or more of the past 30 days.

 

Marijuana Use-Ever Used:  Used marijuana one or more times during their life.

 

Moderate Activity:  Walked or bicycled for at thirty minutes on five or more of the seven days preceding the survey.

 

Vigorous Activity:  Activities that made students sweat and breathe hard for 20 or more minutes on 3 or more of the 7 days preceding the survey.

 

Weapon:  A knife, gun or club


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