A family has been able to earn enough money to raise their overall income level from the federal poverty guidelines. Health restoration strategies to maintain their income at this level would be to: (Select all that apply.)
1. Assist the family in making and adhering to a budget.
2. Explore the factors that led to the family earning less money before.
3. Join a local cooperative to help buying efforts to stretch their income farther.
4. Refer the family to a local social service agency for emergency funds should they need them.
5. Encourage family members to seek higher income employment.
Answer: 1, 3
Explanation: 1. Once the family has increased their income, health restoration strategies would be geared to helping them maintain their income at this level. Making and adhering to a budget would assist the family in knowing where their money goes and how to spend it wisely. Another strategy would be to have them join a cooperative where people who join can increase their spending power without increasing their costs. Exploring factors and referring the family are examples of health promotion and illness and injury prevention strategies. Encouraging the family to seek higher income employment is an intrusive intervention and may not be relevant to this situation.
3. Once the family has increased their income, health restoration strategies would be geared to helping them maintain their income at this level. Making and adhering to a budget would assist the family in knowing where their money goes and how to spend it wisely. Another strategy would be to have them join a cooperative where people who join can increase their spending power without increasing their costs. Exploring factors and referring the family are examples of health promotion and illness and injury prevention strategies. Encouraging the family to seek higher income employment is an intrusive intervention and may not be relevant to this situation.
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