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risk behaviors: unintentional injury  

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  • Increased exposure to comprehensive school health education involving risk behaviors associated with unintentional injury is a primary objective of Healthy People 2020. Risk behaviors are actions that can have immediate adverse effects on the overall healthy development and well-being of youth or might prevent future well-being and healthy development. [Source: Encyclopedia of School Health; Risk Behaviors: Unintentional Injury]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/risk_behaviors:_unintentional_injury

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