This document provides an overview of a Health 10 class that will teach students to differentiate reliable and unreliable health information. The teacher is Mr. Peter Alexis M. Coumbs. The class will explain guidelines for selecting and evaluating health information, products, and services. Examples of questions about health are provided to demonstrate how to determine the reliability of sources. Key components of consumer health like information, services, and products are defined. Guidelines for selecting health information, services, and products focus on determining benefit and harm, knowing laws and regulations, finding dependable services, and applying knowledge to purchases.
This document provides an overview of a Health 10 class that will teach students to differentiate reliable and unreliable health information. The teacher is Mr. Peter Alexis M. Coumbs. The class will explain guidelines for selecting and evaluating health information, products, and services. Examples of questions about health are provided to demonstrate how to determine the reliability of sources. Key components of consumer health like information, services, and products are defined. Guidelines for selecting health information, services, and products focus on determining benefit and harm, knowing laws and regulations, finding dependable services, and applying knowledge to purchases.
This document provides an overview of a Health 10 class that will teach students to differentiate reliable and unreliable health information. The teacher is Mr. Peter Alexis M. Coumbs. The class will explain guidelines for selecting and evaluating health information, products, and services. Examples of questions about health are provided to demonstrate how to determine the reliability of sources. Key components of consumer health like information, services, and products are defined. Guidelines for selecting health information, services, and products focus on determining benefit and harm, knowing laws and regulations, finding dependable services, and applying knowledge to purchases.
This document provides an overview of a Health 10 class that will teach students to differentiate reliable and unreliable health information. The teacher is Mr. Peter Alexis M. Coumbs. The class will explain guidelines for selecting and evaluating health information, products, and services. Examples of questions about health are provided to demonstrate how to determine the reliability of sources. Key components of consumer health like information, services, and products are defined. Guidelines for selecting health information, services, and products focus on determining benefit and harm, knowing laws and regulations, finding dependable services, and applying knowledge to purchases.
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Welcome to Health 10
TEACHER: MR. PETER ALEXIS M. COUMBS
Objective(s) differentiate reliable from unreliable health information, products and services; and explain the guidelines and criteria in the selection and evaluation of health information, products and services. Consumer’s Health HEALTH INFORMATION EVALUATION OF HEALTH INFORMATION Let’s try to answer these questions A. What should I do when my body aches? B. How many times should I take vitamins and minerals? C. What is the best way to make my skin smooth? D. What is the most effective ways to lose weight? What is your basis for your answer? Consumers Health Consumer health has 3 components: Health information, Health service, and Health products. Some resources that we use are data that is crucial for Health Information. When a person makes decisions about medicine, they need to have the right and accurate information Health Information Is any concept, steps, or advice that various sources give to aid the health status of an individual. Thumbs up or thumbs down Putting toothpaste on burnt area causes irritation Warts are contagious Chocolates causes acne and pimples Leaning towards your phone causes sight problems Sleeping with wet hair causes mental disorder Analyzation time! Question: Why are there misleading information? Who are the sources of health information? Upon gaining information that will be used for health, sources are necessary to gain confidence and wisdom before doing or practicing that might affect ones health. Resources for Health Information RELIABLE RESOURCE UNRELIABLE RESOURCE
1. Professionals (e.g. Doctors, Nurses, 1. Customs and superstition
Physicians, Scientists, Teachers) 2. Info based on ignorance and prejudice 2. Educational Institutions 3. Commercialized health information 3. Family, relatives, and friends 4. Printed materials such as health magazines, journals, books, posters, pamphlets, etc Video Presentation Guidelines in selection of Health Information, Services and Products Guidelines in selection 1. Judge which products and service will be beneficial, harmful, or useless Guidelines in selection 2. Know the local laws and regulations that protect consumers Guidelines in selection 3. Locate dependable medical, dental and nursing services Guidelines in selection 4. Apply knowledge with respect to personal and environmental health in the purchase of personal goods and services