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HEALTH
Quarter 1 – Module 1
CONSUMER HEALTH
HEALTH
Quarter 1 – Module 1: CONSUMER HEALTH

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 CONSUMER HEALTH

Week 1, 1st Quarter

As an adolescent, there are so many things that concern you. It is important that you learn
the skill of making good decisions in order for you to live a healthy and normal life.

This module will help you understand the basics of consumer health. Consumer health
targets to develop a person’s ability to evaluate and utilize health information, products, and
services wisely and effectively.

I- OBJECTIVE/S:
This module aims for you to be able to:

1. explain the guidelines and criteria in the selection and evaluation of health information,
products and services. (H10CH-Ia-b-20)

II- VOCABULARY LIST:

• Health Information - any concept, step, or advice that various sources give to aid the
health status of an individual

• Health Products - “food, drugs, cosmetics, devices, biologicals, vaccines, in-vitro

diagnostic reagents, and household/urban hazardous substances and/or a
combination of and/or a derivative thereof” (FDA ACT 2009)

• Health Services-often connected to healthcare-programs that aim to appraise the

health conditions of individuals through screening and examinations, cure and treat
disorders, prevent and control the spread of diseases, provide safety, emergency
care, and first aid, and ensure a follow-up program for individuals who have
undergone treatments.

• Quackery- a form of health fraud; any advertisement, promotion, or sale that have
not been scientifically proven safe and effective” (Meeks, et al,2011)

• Medical Quackery- includes cure, treatments, and remedies of various health

conditions that are drugless or bloodless in nature

• Nutrition Quackery- involves promotion of food fads and other nutritional practices
that claim to be all-natural; believed to have beneficial properties of multiple plants
in one product

• Device Quackery- makes use of miraculous gadgets that are believed to cure certain
health conditions

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III- PRE-TEST
Directions: Read each situation carefully. If the product/service/information given is
reliable, write “YES” on the blank provided before each number. Write “No” if it is not.

_____1. Your mother has been experiencing severe headache for 2 weeks, now. One
of her friends gave her an odd-looking bracelet to protect her from bad spirits, because it
is believed that your mother is under their evil power.

_____2. Some of your friends went hiking. Jose, your best friend, suddenly fainted
after several hours of walking through rocky, and dry hills. One of the adults, who joined
the hiking, happened to be a physician. He checked Jose’s vital signs and concluded that
your best friend was dehydrated.

_____3. You envy your classmate, Charrize, because she has a great, fair
complexion, while you are brown skinned. You decided to buy a whitening soap that is
affordable for you, even though it is not BFAD approved.

_____4. Andrea, being a teenage mother, always listens to what the elders say when
it comes to protecting and taking care of her new born son. She always let him wear
bronze every time they go out believing that it will protect her son from evil spirits.

_____5. Teacher Jenna, as advised by her doctor, always wears braces for her back
to correct her bad posture.

IV- LEARNING ACTIVITIES

Read about the following concepts:

1. Consumer health
2. Health information
3. Health products
4. Health services
5. Quackery
6. Medical quackery
7. Device quackery
8. Nutrition quackery
Note: You may refer to your PE and Health Book pages 198-217 or you may refer on
the vocabulary lists above.

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V- Practice Tasks
A- Read the dialogue below and answer the questions that come after it by encircling the
letter of your chosen answer.
Alena: Mom, I’m home! Ana is with me to help me with some homework.

Mother: (looking at Alena and Ana) Hello there! What a pleasant surprise, Ana! I
haven’t seen you for a long while. How have you been?

Ana: I am doing really great, Mrs. Santos. It’s nice to see you, too!

Mother: I see you are doing well! You have grown taller and more beautiful!

Alena: (talking to Ana) See! I told you your looks have improved so much! I think it’s
time you tell me your little secret about getting rid of your pimples. I have some now, and
I do not feel very good about it.

Mother: (laughing) Oh, well. I am leaving the two of you be. I will prepare some
snacks, so you can focus on doing your homework.

Alena: (giving Ana a puppy-eye look) Please, Ana?

Ana: Oh, Alena. Of course, I’ll share it to you! It’s jus the soap that I am using. You
see, I went to a dermatologist with my Mom when my pimples got so concerning. The
doctor gave me some advice on my eating habits and gave me a certain soap that helps
fight acne and pimples.

Alena: Is it safe to use? Doesn’t it have any bad side effects? Isn’t your skin is too
young for beauty soaps?

Ana: It is not a beauty soap. It is more like a medical one. Sure, it is safe to use. It is
prescribe by my doctor, remember? If you look into the packaging of the soap, there is a
disclosure of everything you have to know about the product such us how to use it, when
to use it, and when to stop using it. If you want, we can look it up online and see what the
reviews are.

Alena: Yes, let’s do that!

(while surfing the ineternet…)

Alena: Wow! The reviews are really good! It seems like the product has already
helped a lot of teenagers like us in dealing with their pimple issues. I should tell Mother
about this! Thank you so much, Ana for sharing your secret to me. You are the best!

Ana: You are most welcome, Alena!

Answer the following question in a one whole sheet of paper.

1. What issue was Alena dealing with?

A. her figure B. her looks C. her pimples D.her homework
2. Which of the following did Ana’s dermatologist provide her upon her check up?
A. health information and product C. health information and service
B. health product and service D. health information, service and
product

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 3. How was Alena convinced that the product Ana uses is safe and effective?
A. by knowing it was prescribed by a dermatologist
B. by seeing the result in Ana
C. by reading the positive reviews and testimonials about the product
D. by knowing that all information about the product is disclosed on its packaging
4. What are the things we need to check in taking advantage of any product,
information and/or service?
A. credibility, consent, disclosure, and interactivity
B. credibility, content, disclosure, and interactivity
C. credibility, consent, disclosure, and activity
D. credibility, content, disclosure, and activity

B- Read each situation given for every number. Tell whether it is a medical, nutrition or
device quackery. Write your answer on the blank provided.

_____________________1. Carlos had been experiencing a stomachache for almost a

month, now. Her mother brought him to a quack doctor who promised to cure him by
performing a ritual that does not need an operation or any of that sort.

_____________________2. Jenny, being a teenager, is very conscious about her body

figure. She thinks she needs to reduce weight. To do that, she has decided to drink an
all-natural coffee, which is believed to be helpful in losing weight in just a matter of two
weeks.

_____________________3. A new born baby had been having troubles sleeping. The
mother went to the market, one morning, to buy a silver bracelet for the baby. It is believed
that the bracelet has the power to overcome sleeplessness.

_____________________4. Mila’s grandmother is turning 91 years old. As a gift, she

gave her grandmother a box of powdered juice containing many sorts of vegetables and
fruits, so she can live a longer life.

____________________5. Jack always wears an emerald necklace to keep him from

being ill.

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 A- Examine the advertisement given below. Choose the criteria the ad possesses by
ticking on the boxes in the checklist provided after the ad.

EYE CIRCLES due to sleepless nights or early start of busy days?

The 0% lead cream SOLUTION is here!
Try the newest, yet very effective PRETTY EYE CREAM!
Apply once a day, preferably before going to bed, for better results.
For more information, visit our page at www.prettyeyecream.net
Questions? Do not hesitate to contact us at
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CHECK LIST:

credibility disclosure content interactivity

A- Relaying on the advertisement above, do you think the product is for real or a quack?
Explain your answer on a separate sheet of paper, in a form of a paragraph consisting
80-100 words. Your work shall be graded according to the rubrics below:
CRITERIA description pts description pts description pts

no. of Used less 1 Used more than 100 2 Used 80-100 3

words than 80 words words

coherence The 1 The thoughts are 3 The thoughts 6

thoughts organized, but not are organized
are not well thought of. and well thought
organized of.
and well
thought of.

reasoning Reasons 1 Reasons are based 3 Reasons are 6

are based on personal opinion based solely on
on feelings and some facts facts
and or
personal
opinion

Total 15
points

VI- Post Test

A- Multiple Choice
Directions: Read each question carefully. Encircle the letter of your chosen answer.

1. Which among the following is an example of a health product?

A. a massage C. a hospital
B. a slimming tea D. a mental facility

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 2. Which among the following is an example of a health service?
A. a massage C. a hospital
B. a slimming tea D. a mental facility
3. If a product says it is BFAD approved, what criteria does it possess?
A. credibility C. content
B. disclosure D. interactivity
4. If an advertisement mentions about the information about the product, what criteria
does it possess?
A. credibility C. content
B. disclosure D. interactivity
5. If an advertisement shows that it is open for questions and/or suggestions, what
criteria does it possess?
A. credibility C. content
B. disclosure D. interactivity
B- Analysis
Directions: Determine whether or not the health product or service is reliable. Write
the word “LEGIT” on the blank provided if t is reliable and the word “QUACK” if it is not.

1. Philhealth ________________________
2. Miracle water drops ________________________
3. Ventosa cupping massage therapy ________________________
4. Psychiatric treatment ________________________
5. Magnetic bracelets ________________________

VII- Assignment/s
On a long bond paper, make an advertisement of your own product. Make sure the
advertisement possesses all the criteria needed for a product to be reliable. Your work
shall be graded according to the rubrics below:

CRITERIA description pt description pts description pts

s

Visual There is no 1 There is no 3 There is harmony 5

creativity harmony harmony among the among the
among the elements of art elements of art
elements of art used, yet the totality used, and the
used and the of the work is neat totality of the work
totality of the to look at is neat to look at
work is not
neat to look at

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 Verbal The 1 The words/ideas 4 The words/ideas 7
creativity words/ideas used are not used are
used are not convincing, yet convincing and
convincing nor possible possible
possible

Reliability The ad 2 The ad possesses 3 4 The ad 8

possesses less criteria of a reliable possesses 4
than 3 criteria product criteria of a
of a reliable reliable product
product

Total 20
points

Answer Key:

Pre-Test.

1. No 2. Yes 3. No 4. No 5. Yes
Practice Task A.

1. C 2. A 3. C 4. B
Practice Task B.

1. Medical Quackery 2. Nutrition Quackery

3.Device Quackery 4. Nutrition Quackery 5. Device Quackery

Practice Task C.

credibility √ disclosure √ content √ interactivity

Practice Task D.

Note: The Idea is that the student understands that the advertisement possesses
3 out of 4 criteria of a reliable product. With this fact, the ad is reliable.

Post Test A.

1. b 2. a 3. a 4. c 5. d
Post Test B.

1. Legit 2. Quack 3. Legit 4. Legit

5. Quack

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