Counties Have Taken on a Variety of New Functions

question 37

Multiple Choice

Counties have taken on a variety of new functions. Which among the following is not considered a new role, and instead is a more traditional function of counties?

• A)Law enforcement
• B)Mass transit
• C)Natural resource preservation
• D)Parks and recreation

---

Definitions:

Hospice Care

A type of care designed to provide comfort and support to individuals in the final phase of a terminal illness, focusing on palliative care rather than curative treatment.

Final Days

The term "final days" refers to the last days of an individual's life or the concluding phase of a particular event or period.

Comfortable

Providing a state of physical or psychological ease and freedom from pain or constraint.

Grief and Bereavement

Emotional and psychological responses to loss, particularly the death of a loved one, involving stages of mourning and adjustment.