Health Information, Products, and Services Flashcards
These are people who use health information, products, and services
Health consumers
These two are influenced by the health information you receive
attitude and practices
refers to the physical, emotional, and mental well-being of consumers
Consumer health
people who use health information, products, and services
Health consumers
are services provided by physicians, dentists, and other allied medical professionals offered in clinics, hospitals, and diagnostic centers
Consumer health services
Give five things that gives health information
- books
- pamphlets
- brochures
- magazines
- newspapers
TRUE/FALSE: The selection of reliable sources of information and advice about health products and services is vital to consumer health
TRUE
Enumerate 4 unreliable sources of health information
- customs and superstition
- info based on ignorance and prejudice
- Information devised by quacks
- Commercialized health information
Enumerate the three reliable sources for health info
- Licensed Physicians
- Department of Health (DOH)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
___________ are still the most credible professionals who can give a valid medical advise
Medical doctors
the principal health agency in the Philippines that is responsible for ensuring access to all Filipinos of the basic public health services
Department of Health (DOH)
a specialized agency of the United Nations that is concerned with international public health
World Health Organization (WHO)
What influences an individual’s decision?
- ads
- level of education
- family beliefs
- religion
- socio-economic status
- community
- personal goals
self-medicating consumers who are not well-informed about a particular health product may use medications that have negative side effects
an example of health complications
a prescribed medicine could heal a certain type of illness only when taken regularly and at the right dose
an example of loss of time, money, and effort
