Health

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Consumers Health

Question 2

Three main components of consumers health

Answer 2

Health Information
Health Products
Health Services

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Health Information

Question 4

Sources of Health Information

Answer 4

Reliable Sources
Unreliable Sources

Question 5

Refer to the substances, materials or equipment prepared, bought and used for the main treatment of diseases those are items that we consume to improve our well being

Answer 5

Health Product

Question 6

Are information, actions, procedures or work performed to satisfy your needs and wants as a consumer

Answer 6

Health Services

Question 7

4 criterias in Health Product and Services

Answer 7

Safety
Environmental Impact
Quality
Price

Question 8

Ultimate and major factor in creating products and services in the market. If the products or services will do nothing but harm to consumers it should be removed immediately from the market

Answer 8

Safety

Question 9

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

Answer 9

Environmental Impact

Question 10

All health products and services should undergo quality check to make sure that it is reliable and fits the need of the consumers

Answer 10

Quality

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Price

Question 12

Four areas of health services

Answer 12

Health Professionals
Healthcare Facilities
Health Insurance
Alternative Health Modalities

Question 13

Individuals who are licensed to practice medicine and other allied health programs.

Answer 13

Health professionals

Question 14

Trained healthcare providers who practice under the supervision of physician

Answer 14

Allied health professionals

Question 15

Places or institutions that offer healthcare services

Answer 15

Healthcare Facilities

Question 16

Healthcare Facilities (4)

Answer 16

Hospital
Healthcare centers
Medical nursing homes
Pharmacies or drug stores

Question 17

Financial agreement between an insurance company and an individual or group for the payment of healthcare costs/expenses

Answer 17

Health Insurance

Question 18

Traditional and alternative medicine act of 1997 provisioned the creation of the Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Healthcare

Answer 18

Republic act no. 8423

Question 19

Type of a health care claims to have healing effects through the use of alternative medical treatment but does not have evidence as it’s basis

Answer 19

Alternative Healthcare

Question 20

Claims to complement conventional treatment through the use of alternative medicines which is not yet scientifically proven

Answer 20

Complementary

Question 21

Forms of Complementary and alternative Healthcare modalities (5)

Answer 21

1. Herbal medicine
2. Acupuncture
3. Ventosa
4. Reflexology
5. Naturopathy

Question 22

Due to expensive synthetic medicines nowadays, DOH promotes the use of herbal and medicinal plants which provide various Health benefits.

Answer 22

Herbal medicines

Question 23

For ringworm and other skin (fungal infections)

Answer 23

Akapulco

Question 24

For non insulin diabetic patients

Answer 24

Ampalaya

Question 25

Blood pressure

Answer 25

Bawang

Question 26

Cough and asthma

Answer 26

Lagundi

Question 27

Intestinal worms

Answer 27

Niyog niyogan

Question 28

Urinary tract stones

Answer 28

Sambong

Question 29

Mouthwash

Answer 29

Tsaang gubat

Question 30

Arthritis and gout problems

Answer 30

Pansit pansitan

Question 31

Relief from body aches and pains

Answer 31

Yerba Buena

Question 32

Toothaches and washing wounds

Answer 32

Bayabas

Question 33

Form of complementary medicine wherein specific acupoints along the skin of the body are stimulated by penetrating thin needles.

Answer 33

Acupuncture

Question 34

Promotes being by creating local suction on the skin in order to mobilize blood flow. Glass is placed in specific acupressure points at the patients back

Answer 34

Ventosa

Question 35

Pressure is applied to the feet, hands or ears using a particular thumb, finger and hand technique, for the removal of blockages and promotion of health in related body areas

Answer 35

Reflexology

Question 36

Use of non toxic natural therapies, promotes protection and self healing through non invasive treatment and avoids surgical practices and the use of drugs

Answer 36

Naturopathy

Question 37

Form of health fraud in the advertisement promotion or sale of products and services that have not been scientifically proven safe and effective

Answer 37

Quackery

Question 38

Types of quackery

Answer 38

- medical - nutrition - Device

Question 39

Drugless or bloodless medical treatment, cures and remedies of various health condition

Answer 39

Medical Quackery

Question 40

Involves promotion of food fads who claimed that their product contains natural nutritional properties coming from multiple plants

Answer 40

Nutrition quackery

Question 41

Uses accessories which claims to cure certain illnesses or health conditions even without medical basis

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Device Quackery

Question 42

Financial loss in quackery due to unwise spending on product and services. Most quacks exist to bleed them dry financially

Answer 42

Economic harm

Question 43

Quackery does not have a scientific basis, it puts the health and lives of the public in great danger

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Direct Harm

Question 44

Fake diagnosis makes one suffer the mental anguish of thinking that he/she had a dread diseases

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Psychological harm

Question 45

Can harm society when a large number of people hold wrong beliefs about the best way to deal with health concerns

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Societal harm