Health care functions that are carried out by families to meet their members' needs include:

Question

1. developing family budgets.
2. socializing children.
3. meeting nutritional requirements.
4. teaching family members about birth control.

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1. Incorrect. Although creating a family budget may be helpful, it does not necessarily indi-cate that monies will be allotted to meet health needs if there are inadequate funds. Often, families cannot afford preventive care and rely on emergency departments for their health care needs.
2. Incorrect. Socialization of children may be important, but is not directly related to the health care of individuals in a family unit.
3. Correct. Meeting nutritional requirements is a fundamental health promotion behavior.
4. Incorrect. Birth control may be important but is not a basic survival health care function.