Consumer HEALTH Flashcards by Jewel Magno

It refers to the decisions you make about the purchase and use of health information, products, and services that will have a direct effect on your health.

Consumer Health

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THREE COMPONENTS OF
CONSUMER HEALTH

Enumerate:

• Health Information
• Health Products
• Health Services

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THREE COMPONENTS OF
CONSUMER HEALTH

These refer to the data and facts about health products, services you can get from media and people including professionals and agencies.

Health Information

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THREE COMPONENTS OF CONSUMER HEALTH

– SOURCES OF HEALTH INFORMATION; Enumerate:

• Reliable Sources
• Unreliable Sources

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THREE COMPONENTS OF CONSUMER HEALTH

Examples of Reliable Sources are…

• Friends, neighbors, relatives
• Professionals such as physicians, doctors, scientists, teachers
• Educational institutions
• Media such as radio and television –
• Print materials such as magazines, journals, newspapers, books, pamphlets, posters

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THREE COMPONENTS OF CONSUMER HEALTH

Examples of Unreliable Sources are…

• Customs and superstitions
• Information based on ignorance and prejudice
• Commercialized health information

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(Guidelines and Criteria in the selection and evaluation of Health Information)

Enumerate:

• Reliability
• Credibility
• Professionalism
• Purpose
• Motivation

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(Guidelines and Criteria in the selection and Evaluation of Health Information)

Who is/are giving the info?

Reliability

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(Guidelines and Criteria in the selection and Evaluation of Health Information)

What is their reputation in the community?

Credibility

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(Guidelines and Criteria in the selection and Evaluation of Health Information)

What is their educ background?

Professionalism

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(Guidelines and Criteria in the selection and Evaluation of Health Information)

How the info presented? Is it in an educational or marketing gimmick?

Purpose

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(Guidelines and Criteria in the selection and Evaluation of Health Information)

Is it intended to improve health and well-being or for profit?

Motivation

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THREE COMPONENTS OF
CONSUMER HEALTH

These refer to substances, materials or equipment prepared, buy and use for the main treatment of diseases.

Health Product

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THREE COMPONENTS OF
CONSUMER HEALTH

Health products are items…

items that we consume to improve our well being

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THREE COMPONENTS OF
CONSUMER HEALTH

Examples of Health Product:

• drugs
• foods
• cosmetics
• health devices
• household

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THREE COMPONENTS OF
CONSUMER HEALTH

Those are information, actions, procedures or work performed to help satisfy your needs and wants as a consumer.

Health Services

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THREE COMPONENTS OF
CONSUMER HEALTH

Those are amenities created to address health concerns such as hospitals, clinics, HMO’s, spas and the like.

Health Services

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THREE COMPONENTS OF
CONSUMER HEALTH

It also includes professional services rendered by doctors nurses aids and health workers.

Health Services

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( CRITERIA FOR CHOOSING HEALTH PRODUCT AND SERVICES )

Enumerate:

• Safety
• Environmental Impact
• Quality
• Prices

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(CRITERIA FOR CHOOSING HEALTH PRODUCT AND SERVICES)

– This is the ultimate and major factor in creating products and services in the market.

Safety

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(CRITERIA FOR CHOOSING HEALTH PRODUCT AND SERVICES)

If the product or services will do nothing but harm to consumers it should be removed immediately from the market.

Safety

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(CRITERIA FOR CHOOSING HEALTH PRODUCT AND SERVICES)

It is good that people nowadays are becoming environment conscious as certain policies and laws are made to protect the natural resources.

Environmental Impact

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(CRITERIA FOR CHOOSING HEALTH PRODUCT AND SERVICES)

All health products and services should undergo quality check to make sure that it is reliable and fit on the needs and concerns of the consumers.

Quality

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(CRITERIA FOR CHOOSING HEALTH PRODUCT AND SERVICES)

The health products and services should be accessible to public as the price should not hinder them from availing it.

Prices

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FOUR AREAS OF HEALTH SERVICES Enumerate:

• Professionals • Facilities • Insurance • Alternative Modalities

FOUR AREAS OF HEALTH SERVICES THEY ARE THE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE LICENSED TO PRACTICE MEDICINE AND OTHER ALLIED HEALTH PROGRAMS

Professionals

FOUR AREAS OF HEALTH SERVICES PLACES OR INSTITUTIONS THAT OFFER HEALTHCARE SERVICES LIKE

Health Facilities

HEALTH FACILITIES Enumerate:

• Hospital • Healthcare centers • Medical Nursing Homes • Pharmacies or Drugstore

HEALTH FACILITIES This is a major health care facility which provides preventive, diagnostic, curative and rehabilitative to patients.

Hospital

HEALTH FACILITIES Can be usually found within community.

Healthcare Centers

HEALTH FACILITIES The healthcare professionals working in these centers offer outpatient, medical, nursing, dental and other types of healthcare services.

Healthcare Centers

HEALTH FACILITIES Are healthcare institutions which consists of facilities that can accomodate and offer general or specialized medical treatment in short term or long term.

Medical Nursing Homes

HEALTH FACILITIES These are accredited establishments that sell medicines and other medical goods or paraphernalia.

Pharmacies/Drugstore

FOUR AREAS OF HEALTH SERVICES IS A FINANCIAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN AN INSURANCE COMPANY AND AN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP FOR THE PAYMENT OF HEALTHCARE COSTS/EXPENSES

Health Insurance

FOUR AREAS OF HEALTH SERVICES Examples of Health Insurance companies:

• PhilHealth • Maxicare • SunLife Financial

FOUR AREAS OF HEALTH SERVICES Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act of 1997 provisioned the creation of the Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Healthcare (PITAHC)

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8423

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH MODALITIES two types:

• Alternative Healthcare • Complementary Healthcare

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH MODALITIES Is a type of healthcare which claims to have healing effects through the use of alternative medical diagnosis and treatment but does not have en evidence as its basis.

Alternative Healthcare

ALTERNATIVE HEALTH MODALITIES It claims to complement conventional treatment through the use of alternative medicines which is not yet scientifically proven.

Complementary Healthcare

FORMS OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTHCARE MODALITIES Enumerate:

• Herbal Medicine • Acupuncture • Ventosa • Reflexology • Naturopathy

FORMS OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTHCARE MODALITIES Due to the expensive synthetic medicines nowadays, DOH promotes the use of ________ and _________________ which provide various health benefits.

Herbal and medicinal plants; Herbal Medicine

FORMS OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTHCARE MODALITIES Enumerate the IO approved medical plants

• Akapulco • Ampalaya • Bawang • Lagundi • Niyug-niyogan • Sambong • Tsaang Gubat • Pansit-pansitan • Yerba Buena • Bayabas

FORMS OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTHCARE MODALITIES For ringworm and other skin (fungal infections)

Herbal Medicine; Akapulco

FORMS OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTHCARE MODALITIES For non insulin diabetic patients

Herbal Medicine; Ampalaya

FORMS OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTHCARE MODALITIES FOR BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL

Herbal Medicine; Bawang

FORMS OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTHCARE MODALITIES FOR COUGH AND ASTHMA

Herbal Medicine; Lagundi

FORMS OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTHCARE MODALITIES FOR INTESTINAL WORMS

Herbal Meds; Niyug-niyogan

FORMS OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTHCARE MODALITIES FOR URINARY TRACT STONES

Herbal Meds; Sambong

FORMS OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTHCARE MODALITIES FOR MOUTHWASH

Herbal Meds; Tsaang Gubat

FORMS OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTHCARE MODALITIES FOR ARTHRITIS AND GOUT PROBLEMS

Herbal meds; pansit-pansitan

FORMS OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTHCARE MODALITIES FOR RELIEF FROM ACHES AND PAINS

Herbal meds; yerba buena

FORMS OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTHCARE MODALITIES FOR TOOTHACHE AND WASHING WOUNDS

Herbal meds; Bayabas

FORMS OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTHCARE MODALITIES Is a form of complementary medicine wherein specific acupoints along the skin of the body are stimulated by penetrating thin needles.

Acupuncture

FORMS OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTHCARE MODALITIES USE OF FLAMES AND INVERTED CUPS

Ventosa

FORMS OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTHCARE MODALITIES It promotes healing by creating local suction on the skin in order to mobilize blood flow.

Ventosa

FORMS OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTHCARE MODALITIES Glass is placed on specific acupressure points at the patients back.

Ventosa

FORMS OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTHCARE MODALITIES Pressure is applied to the feet, hands or ears using a particular thumb, finger and hand technique

Reflexology

FORMS OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTHCARE MODALITIES for the removal of blockages and promotion of health in related body areas.

Reflexology

FORMS OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTHCARE MODALITIES It involves the use of non toxic natural therapies, promotes protection and self healing through non invasive, treatment and avoid surgical practices and the use of drugs.

Naturopathy

FORMS OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTHCARE MODALITIES Examples are fasting, hydrotheraphy, sunlight, air, and diet

Naturopathy

It is a form of health fraud in the advertisement, promotion or sale of products and services that have not been scientifically proven safe and effective.

QUACKERY

QUACKERY are individual that has...

Individual that has little or no professional effective.

TYPES OF QUACKERY • Medical Quackery • Nutrition Quackery • Device Quackery

TYPES OF QUACKERY A drugless or bloodless medical treatment, cures and remedies of various health condition

Medical Quackery

TYPES OF QUACKERY This involves the promotion of food fads who claimed that their product contains natural nutritional properties coming from multiple plants.

Nutrition Quackery

TYPES OF QUACKERY It uses device or accessories which claim to cure certain illnesses or health conditions even without medical basis.

Device Quackery

HARMFUL PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS enumerate:

• Economic Harm • Direct Harm • Psychological Harm • Societal Harm

HARMFUL PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS Financial loss in quackery is due to unwise spending on product and services.

Economic Harm

HARMFUL PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS Most quacks exist to bleed them dry financially.

Economic Harm

HARMFUL PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS Because quackery does not have a scientific basis, it puts the health and lives of the public in great danger.

Direct Harm

HARMFUL PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS Dubious therapies can cause death, serious injury, unnecessary suffering, disfigurement and lingering and worsening of diseases.

Direct Harm

HARMFUL PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS Fake diagnosis makes one suffer the mental anguish of thinking he/she has a dread diseases.

Psychological Harm

HARMFUL PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS Quackery can harm _____ when large number of people hold wrong beliefs about the best way to deal with health concerns.

Societal Harm

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS They are professionals who often work in hospitals and assist the doctors by administering medication, observing and monitoring patients conditions, and maintaining records.

Nurses

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS They provide diagnoses and treat patients who are suffering from diseases and injuries.

Doctors

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS These professionals have different fields based on their specialists.

Doctors

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS They provide diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases, disorders, and conditions of the oral cavity and of adjacent and related structure and tissues.

Dentist

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS They are allied professionals who analyze and test body fluids and tissues. They ensure that laboratory results of each patient are accurate and timely.

Medical Technicians

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS A health care professional specializing in the usage and administration of medication. They dispense prescriptions to patients upon receiving a physician's orders.

Pharmacists

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS They evaluate and record a patient's progress. Also, they help injured or ill people improve movement and manage pain. They are often an important part of preventive care, rehabilitation, and treatment for patients with chronic conditions, illnesses, or injuries.

Physical Therapies

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS They are experts in the use of food and nutrition to promote health and manage disease. They plan and conduct food service or nutritional programs to help people lead healthy lives

Nutrionist/Dietitian

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS A specialist doctor who is an expert in the health of older people (those aged 65 and older).

Geriatrician

CONSUMER RIGHTS ENUMERATE:

• Right to Basic Needs • Right to Safety • Right to Information • Right to Choose • Right to Representation • Right ot Redress • Right to Education • Right to Healthy Environment

CONSUMER RIGHTS "The Consumer Act of the Philippines"

RA 7394

HEALTH PROFESSIONALS What does RA 7394 aims?

To protect consumers against hazard to health and safety, and deceptive, unfair and unconscionable products or services.

CONSUMER RIGHTS Agencies

• DTI • DOH • DA • DEPED