HEALTH Flashcards
medical professional health agencies
- Philippine Medical Association
- Philippine Mental Health Association
- Philippine Dental Association
- Philippine Central Society
- Philippine Tuberculosis Society
criteria that you can use in evaluating health information.
CREDIBILITY
CONTENT - ACCURACY, DISCLAIMER, COMPLETENESS
DISCLOSURE
INTERACTIVITY
It means the source must be from a competent and reliable individual,
agency or organization
CREDIBILITY
The information must be correct and complete with scientific basis
ACCURACY
It must be emphasize that the health information is general and it is not
medical recommendation.
DISCLAIMER
The information must be complete and balanced.
COMPLETENESS
t means it should include the purpose for giving the health information
DISCLOSURE
It must provide means for consumer’s comment or to give their
feedback about the health information.
INTERACTIVITY
criteria in evaluating health products and services
are the following:
COST FEATURES QUALITY WARRANTY SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS
Those who are licensed to practice medicine are the physicians.
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
are health professionals who have specialized training in a specific area
specialist
MEDICAL SPECIALIST
Allergist Dermatologist Endocrinologists Gastroenterologists Geriatricians
Neurologists Obstetricians Oncologists Ophthalmologists Orthopedists
Otolaryngologists
Pediatricians
Psychiatrists
Urologists
- a problem that affects consumers. Some health fads fall into the category of quackery. It is the
practice of a dishonest person who deliberately takes advantage of consumers by pretending to have medical
knowledge and skills
QUACKERY
