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| engaging in behaviors that help to maintain and enhance one's health; includes concern for certain social issues affecting the population's health and environment |
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| uncertain or limited access to a reliable source of food |
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| a state of wellness. complete physical, mental, social, and emotional well-being; the quality of one element affects the state of the others |
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| the transmission of certain genetic material and characteristics from biological parents to child at the time of conception |
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| unusually slow or sluggish; a lifestyle that implies inactivity |
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| the chemical substances in food |
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| the ability to avoid infection or illness |
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| an expression of when a child is likely to demonstrate certain developmental skills |
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| average; a characteristic or quality that is common to most individuals in a defined group |
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| increase in size of any body part or of the entire body |
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| an emotional connection established between infants and their parents and/or primary caregivers |
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| the distance around the head obtained by measuring over the forehead and bony protuberance on the back of the head; it is an indication of normal and abnormal growth and development of the brain and central nervous system |
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| a child's initial set of teeth; this set is temporary and gradually begins to fall out at about 5 years of age |
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| commonly refers to the process of intellectual growth and change |
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| a child who enjoys a positive state of physical, mental, social, and emotional health |
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| white or brown spots that form on children's teeth due to excessive fluoride intake |
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| a person's concept of who they are and how they git in |
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| an individual's sense of value of confidence in himself or herself |
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| the ability to withstand or resist difficulty |
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| a condition or malfunction of a body part that interferes with optimal functioning |
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