CONSUMER HEALTH

Decision Making

is an important skill that you must learn

in order to live a healthy and normal
life.
 Health Information

is any idea that we hear from

people around us, read from
books and other printed
materials or from the media that
influence our health.
 Health Products

are items that we consume to

improve our well-being, like
medicine, food, clothes,
furniture, electronics, etc.
 Health Services
are programs we avail from various
providers such as physicians, nurses,
therapists, health workers, hospitals,
clinics, and the government. Some
examples of these health services are
insurance, treatment and cure,
complementary and alternative
medicine.
 Activity B. Read the situation and answer the
questions.
A teenager once went to the local market to buy
materials for a Science project. Upon passing by some
stalls, he was invited for a free orientation on the latest
product of a company. The company was selling “health
rings” that can detect the mood of a person and help
lower body temperature and blood pressure. The
teenager was easily attracted, which made him buy two
health rings for himself and his sister. He spent Php 600
for the items.
After a week, the teenager and his sister developed red
spots and rashes on their fingers. Upon checking, the
rings are observed to have rust around them. The
teenager wants to file a complaint so the company may
return his money
 QUESTIONS:
What is the nature of the teenager’s problem?
• __________________________________________
Who can help him with his problem?
• __________________________________________
What rights protect the teenager?
• __________________________________________
What would you ask yourself before buying a
health product to avoid the same experience?
• _________________________________________
As a Grade 10 student, how can you help the
teenager?
• _________________________________________
3 Components of Consumer Health

• Health Information
• Health Products
• Health Services
 Health information

• plays a big role in the life of

individuals.
• “It is information that people
require to make wise choices and
decisions about their health or
the health of [other people]”
 Health information

is any concept, step, or advice

that various sources give to aid
the health status of an
individual.
 Health Information

The type of information varies

depending on “diseases, sexual
health, weight loss/gain, drugs and
alcohol, depression/mental illness,
violence, smoking, eating
disorders, acne/skin care, local
clinics, and sexual assault”
 Health Information

• is that it is continuously and

rapidly changing
• it “should be timely, relevant,
culturally appropriate, accessible,
and delivered in a relevant
format”
 Health Products
• are food, drugs, cosmetics, devices,
biologicals, vaccines, in-vitro diagnostic
reagents, and household/urban
hazardous substances and/or a
combination of and/or a derivative
thereof (FDA Act, 2009).
• These products may be purchased from
various places like supermarkets,
pharmacies, and hospitals.
 Activity 4: MY SHOPPING LIST

• List five examples of health products that

people buy and consume.

• Enumerate the answers in your notebook.

 Activity 5: LET’S GO BACK
• Read the following information.
• Identify reliable and unreliable sources of health
information and products.
• Complete the table below.
• People acquire health
information and products from
various sources like people,
media, and technology. It is
important to identify the
reliability of these sources.
• Reliable sources of health information
and products are licensed professionals
who took up specialized and intensive
studies in the field.
• They are the ones who have the qualified
educational background and can give
scientific explanation to validate
information.
• We can also find reliable health
information from health books, and
Unreliable Sources of information
and products are those from
people who are not experts in this
field.
 Health services
are often connected to healthcare. These
programs aim to appraise the health
conditions of individuals through
screening and examinations, cure and
treat disorders, prevent and control the
spread of diseases, provide safety,
emergency care, and first aid, and ensure
a follow-up program for individuals who
have undergone treatments.
 Healthcare Providers

“A healthcare provider is a trained

professional who provides people
with healthcare”
 Different Types Of Healthcare
Providers
I. Health Professionals
 Individuals who are licensed to practice
medicine and other allied health programs.
e.g.
Physician - records the medical history of
individuals, provides diagnoses, performs
medical examinations, and prescribes
medications
Activity 6: DOCTOR WHO?
Match the type of the physician with the area of
specialization below.
• cardiologist
• dermatologist
• gastroenterologist
• geriatrician
• gynecologist
• neurologist
• orthopedist
• ophthalmologist
• pediatrician
• pulmonologist
• urologist
 Healthcare practitioners and allied health
professionals are also considered health care
providers.
HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONER
 is an independent healthcare provider who is
licensed to practice on a specific area of the body”
(Meeks, et al., 2011).
examples
Podiatrists (who specialize in the problems of the
feet)
Dentists
Optometrists
 Allied Health Professional
is a trained healthcare provider who
practices under the supervision of a
physician or healthcare practitioner”
(Meeks, et al., 2011).
e.g.
Nurses, dieticians, pharmacists, and
physical therapists
 II. Healthcare Facilities

• are places or institutions that offer

healthcare services
 Different Types Of Healthcare Facilities
a. Hospital
• It is an institution where people undergo medical
diagnosis, care and treatment.
 hospital offers different types of medical care
like inpatient and outpatient care.

Inpatient Care refers to care given to

individuals who need to stay inside the
hospital to receive proper treatment,
monitoring and care.
Outpatient Care refers to treatment
that does not require an individual to
stay inside the hospital
 Kinds of Hospital

PRIVATE
VOLUNTARY
GOVERNMENT
TEACHING
• Private Hospital is operated by
individuals to gain profit.

• Voluntary Hospital does not

require profit because it is owned
by a community or an
organization
• Government or public hospital is
being run by the state and the
treatment fees are subsidized.
• Teaching Hospital includes a
school for medical students.
Two Classifications of hospitals in the
Philippines
• General hospitals have complete
medical, surgical, and maternal care
facilities.
examples
• Philippine General Hospital, Baguio
General Hospital, Cebu General
Hospital, and Davao Medical Center.
SPECIALTY HOSPITALS handle a particular
disease or condition or deal with only
one type of patient.
examples
Philippine Heart Center, Lung Center of
the Philippines, and National Kidney
Transplant Institute
b. Walk-In Surgery Center
• It is a facility that offers surgery without the
patient being admitted in the hospital.
c. Health Center
• The services in a health center cater to a
specific population with various health
needs.
d. Extended Healthcare Facility
• A facility that provides treatment, nursing
care, and residential services to patients,
often the elderly.