CONSUMER

HEALTH
EDUCATION
Health Information, Health Products, and
Health Services
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
01 02
Identify: Differentiate:
Source of reliable healh information, Reliable and Unreliable source of health
products and services information, product, and services

03
Construct:
Graphic organizer about criterua in the selection
and evaluationof health information, products, and
services
• 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?
These are only a few of the things that
concern you as adolescents. Decision-
making is an important skill that you
must learn in order to live a healthy
and normal life. This lesson will help
you understand the basics of
CONSUMER HEALTH.
CONSUMER HEALTH

Acquisition of accurate
information when purchasing and
using health products and services.
CONSUMER HEALTH

A tool that equip consumers/

buyers with proper skill, attitude,
and knowledge necessary in doing
transactions in the market.
CONSUMER HEALTH

Aims to develop a person’s ability

to evaluate and utilize health
information, products, and services
wisely and effectively.
HEALTH
INFORMATION
Includes exact data,
facts, and statistics
about a health product/
services.
HEALTH
INFORMATION
This may involve ingredients or raw
materials used, nutrition facts, directions
of consumption, expiration date, serving
amount, manufacturing company,
prescribed consumers, and cautions.
HEALTH
INFORMATION

Information’s reliability depends

on the credibility of experts and
institutions that provides the data.
 Date of Expiration
Product Manufacturer Uses Ingredients Manufacturing Date

Tomas Milk Phil. Inc., To Water, January 5, 2019 January 21,

Milk Candon City enhance skimmed milk 2021
I.S growth powder,
and pasteurized
stronger yoghurt
immunity powder,
sugar,
apple juice
concentrate
Tsarap Magic Phil. For Iodized salt, December 5, April 19,
Magic Inc., Vigan Seasoning garlic, 2019 2021
City, I.S sugar, onion,
spices,
chicken meat
 SOURCES OF INFORMATIONS

UNRELIABLE RELIABLE
1.
1. Medical
Medical and
and health
health professionals
professionals (Family
(Family and
and
school doctors, dentists, nurses, health science
school doctors, dentists, nurses, health science
1.
1. Outdated
Outdated customs,
customs, practices,
practices, and
and educators)
educators)
superstitions without scientific basis
superstitions without scientific basis 2.
2. Government
Government agencies
agencies like
like Department
Department of of
2.
2. Information
Information based
based on
on ignorance
ignorance and
and Health
Health (DOH),
(DOH), Bureau
Bureau ofof Food
Food and
and Drugs
Drugs
prejudice
prejudice (BFAD),
(BFAD), Department
Department of of Trade
Trade and
and Industry
Industry
3.
3. Paid
Paid or
or commercialized
commercialized health
health advertisement
advertisement (DTI),
(DTI), National
National Center
Center for
for Health
Health Facility
Facility
on
on social
social media
media Development (NCHFD)
Development (NCHFD)
4.
4. Personal options
Personal options and
and incomplete
incomplete information
information 3.
3. Websites
Websites ending
ending inin gov,
gov, edu,
edu, and
and org.
org.
5. Quack or pseudo healers
5. Quack or pseudo healers 4.
4. Local
Local health
health officials
officials
5.
5. Educational
Educational institutions
institutions
"The Consumer Act of the Philippines"

Republic Act No. 7394 : primarily to

protect the consumers against hazards to
health and safety, and against deceptive,
unfair and unconscionable sales acts and
practices.
8 Basic Rights of the Consumer Act of the
Philippines
1. Right to be heard
2. Right to safety
3. Right to information
4. Right to choose
5. Right to Service
6. Right to redress
7. Right to consumer education
8. Right to healthy environment.
 HEALTH PRODUCTS

• These are goods or things that people take or use

• It may be consumable such as medicine, foods,
and drinks, or non-consumable such as tools for
body exercise, relaxing music, equipment for
health improvement, and many more.
 HEALTH SERVICES
• Those amenities created to address health
concerns such as hospitals, clinics, spas and
the likes
• It also includes professional services
rendered by doctors, nurses, aids and all
health workers
HOW TO BECOME
A WISE AND
WELL INFORMED
CONSUMER?
● Get to know the
products or
services first.
● Be meticulous
with sales talk or
marketing
gimmicks.
● Consult the
authorities when
in doubt.
● Never sacrifice
quality from
quantity.
● An educated health consumer
critically considers reliable
guidelines and criteria before
buying products and availing of
services