Consumer Health

Prayer
Dear Lord and Father of all,

Thank you for today.
Thank you for ways in which you provide for us all.
For Your protection and love we thank you.
Help us to focus our hearts and minds now on what
we are about to learn.
Inspire us by Your Holy Spirit as we listen and write.
Guide us by your eternal light as we discover more about
the world around us.
We ask all this in the name of Jesus. Amen.

“Hint Me!”
 Where did you last spend your
money?
 What item did you buy? Why?
 What kind of service did you
last avail?
 Who recently shared with you
a new health information?
Consumer Health
CONSUMER HEALTH
(Three Components)
Decision- making is an important skill that you
must learn in order to live a healthy and normal life.
Consumer health aims to develop a person’s
ability to evaluate and utilize health information,
products, and services wisely and effectively. All of
us are consumers. We acquire health information,
purchase health products, and avail of health
services to appraise, improve, and maintain our
health.
The Three Components of Consumer
Health
A. Health Information
Health information is any idea that we
hear from people around us, read from
books and other printed materials, or from
the media that influence our health.
B. Health Products
Health products are items that
we consume to improve our well-
being, like medicine, food, clothes,
furniture, electronics, etc.
The Three Components of Consumer
Health
C. Health Services
Health services are programs we
avail from various providers such as
physicians, nurses, therapists, health
workers, hospitals, clinics, and the
government. Some examples of these
health services are insurance, treatment
and cure, complementary and
alternative medicine.
CONSUMER HEALTH
It is important to examine and evaluate the reliability of

any piece of health information before applying it to your
well-being. Here are the criteria that will help you determine
whether the information is reliable or not. When evaluating
health information and products, you must check for:
1. Credibility 3. Disclosure
2. Content 4. Interactivity
1. Credibility - This tells about the
source and recency of the
information.
 Who or what is the source of the

information/product?
 Is the source qualified?
 Is the information updated?
2. Content - This tells about the accuracy,
disclaimer, and completeness of
information.
 Is it complete and correct?

 Does it have scientific basis?
 Does it state the limitations, purpose, scope,
authority and currency of the information?
 Does it have labels that contain the directions
for use and storage, expiration date and
warnings?
3. Disclosure - This tells about the
purpose and caveat of the information.
 What is the purpose of giving the

information/product?
 Is it for marketing purposes?
 Is it for selling products or for
disseminating information?
4. Interactivity - This tells about the
feedback mechanism and means of
information exchange between the source
and the consumer.
 Can the consumer offer comments and

suggestions?
 Is it possible to ask questions?
CONSUMER HEALTH
(Healthcare Providers and Healthcare Plans)
Health services are usually offered by healthcare
providers. “A healthcare provider is a trained professional
who provides people with healthcare” (Meeks, et al.,
2011).
There are different types of healthcare providers, such as:

1.Health Professionals
2.Health Facilities
3.Healthcare Insurance
Health Professionals
Individuals who are licensed to practice medicine
and other allied health programs. An example of a
health professional is a physician. A physician
records the medical history of individuals, provides
diagnoses, performs medical examinations, and
prescribes medications.
Healthcare Facilities Healthcare facilities are places or institutions
that offer healthcare services. There are different
types of healthcare facilities (Meeks, et al., 2011).
A. Hospital It is an institution where people undergo

medical diagnosis, care and treatment. Types:
private, voluntary, government, and teaching.
B. Walk-In Surgery Center it is a facility that offers

surgery without the patient being admitted in the
hospital.
C. Health Center the services in a health center

cater to a specific population with various health
needs.
D. Extended Healthcare Facility A facility that

provides treatment, nursing care, and residential
services to patients, often the elderly.
Healthcare Insurance
Health insurance is a financial agreement between an
insurance company and an individual or group for the payment
of healthcare costs” (Payne, et al., 2005).
This also may pertain to a “protection that provides benefits

for sickness and injury” (Meeks, et al., 2011). It offers various
types of coverage: “medical insurance, major medical insurance,
hospitalization insurance, surgical insurance, and disability
insurance” (Meeks, et al., 2011).
“TRUE OR FALSE”
Professional such as physicians, scientist,

and teachers can be sources of health
information.
“TRUE OR FALSE”
A hair cut from a barbershop is an example

of a healthcare service.
“TRUE OR FALSE”
PhilHealth benefits may be extended to

other member of the family as long as they
are declared as legal dependents of a
member’s application.
“TRUE OR FALSE”
Consumer health has three components:

health information, health products and
health service.
“TRUE OR FALSE”
Quacks or pseudo healers are reliable

source of health information.
Enumerate the following:
Three Components of Consumer Health
1- 3
When evaluating health information
and products
4-7
Types of healthcare providers
8-10

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Prayer

Dear Lord and Father of all,

We ask all this in the name of Jesus. Amen.

It is important to examine and evaluate the reliability of

 Who or what is the source of the

 Is it complete and correct?

 What is the purpose of giving the

 Can the consumer offer comments and

There are different types of healthcare providers, such as:

A. Hospital It is an institution where people undergo

B. Walk-In Surgery Center it is a facility that offers

C. Health Center the services in a health center

D. Extended Healthcare Facility A facility that

This also may pertain to a “protection that provides benefits

Professional such as physicians, scientist,

A hair cut from a barbershop is an example

PhilHealth benefits may be extended to

Consumer health has three components:

Quacks or pseudo healers are reliable

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