Consumer Health Flashcards
about making decisions and having a clear and deeper understanding to make wise choices
Consumer Health
3 components of consumer health
- health information
- health products
- health services
concept, step, or advice that various sources give to aid the health status of an individual
Health Information
date related to a personβs medical history, including symptoms, diagnoses, procedures and outcomes
Health Information
health information and products acquire from
authorized person, media, and technology
Reliable sources of Information
- Medical and health professionals
- Government agencies like DOH, FDA, BFAD, DTI
- Websites ending in gov, edu, and org.
- Local Health officials
- Educational Institutions
Unreliable sources of health information
- outdated customs, practices, and superstitions without scientific basis
- Information based on ignorance and prejudice
- commercialized health information
- personal options and incomplete information
- quack or pseudo healers
items that we consume to improve our well-being such as medicine, food, clothes, furniture, electronics, etc.
Health Products
programs we avail from various providers such as physicians, nurses, therapists, health workers, hospitals, clinics, and government
Health Services
Types of Health Services
- Health professionals
- Healthcare Facilities
- Health Insurance
individuals who are licensed to practice medicine and work in medical profession
Health Professionals
places or institutions that offer healthcare services
Healthcare Facilities
example of health insurance
Philippine Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth)
a government-owned and controlled corporation created though RA 7875
Philippine Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth)
RA 7875
the National Health Insurance Act of 1995
