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Health
Quarter 4 – Module 2:
The Different Components of
Consumer Health

CO_Q4_Health 6_Module 2
 What I Know

A. Directions: Read each item carefully. Choose the letter which best describes the
statement. Write your answer in your answer sheet.

1. It is a place where injured and sick people look for medical and surgical
care.
A. Mall B. Hospital C. Beauty Parlor
2. A substance that is in a form of pill or liquid being used to treatand
relieve pain and illnesses.
A. Medicine B. Beauty Soap C. Lipstick
3. A person who prescribes medicine to treat illnesses and injuries
to improve patient’s health.
A. Physician B. Veterinarian C. Lawyer
4. It is a connection to computers via routers and servers to providehealth
information.
A. Internet B. Bluetooth C. Share It
5. This is a place where people can go to have beauty treatments such as
haircut, foot spa and others.
A. Beauty Parlor B. Computer Shop C. Photo Shop

B. Directions: Match Column A with Column B. Write the letter only that best
describes the word in Column A. Write your answer in your notebook.

Column A Column B

1. Media A. A public health insurance which

provides healthcare to people.
2. Internet B. It is a means of communication
like radio and television.
3. Phil-Health C. A store where drugs are sold.

4. Pharmacy D. A shop where men and women

can have their haircut.

5. Barbershop E. A global network that provides

information from interconnected
networks.

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 Enumerates and
Quarter 4 Describes the Different
Module
2
Components of
Consumer Health
What’s In

Consumer health has three different components. These are health

information, health products and health services.

Health Information Health Products Health Services

These are data and These are substances, These are actions,
facts about health materials or equipment procedures or works
products and services prepared or performed for health
you can get from manufactured for you to professionals,
media and people buy and use for the organizations or
including maintenance and the institutions to help
professionals and treatment of diseases. satisfy needs and wants
agencies. of consumers.

They are offered in

places that give
health care services.

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 What’s New

Directions: Study the chart below to be familiar with the examples of the
different components of consumer health.

Components of Example Description

Consumer Health
1. Health Internet Internet is a connection to the
Information computer or gadget anywhere
in the world. It can provide
information you need to know.

2. Health Services Physician A physician is a person who

prescribes medicines to treat
illnesses and injuries that
can improve patient’s health.
He can also be a source of
health information.
Hospital Hospital is a facility where
sick or injured people are
given medical or surgical
care. It can also provide
health information.

Barbershop
Barbershop is a place where
people can go to have a
haircut
.

3. Health Products Medicines Medicines are substances

used for the treatment of
illnesses or diseases and
maintenance of well-being.

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 What is It
Directions: Read and understand the paragraphs which describe the three
components of consumer health. Answer the questions that follow on a sheet of
paper.

Health Information
People get health information acquire accurate and appropriate health
information based on their health needs media such as radio and television and
through internet
Print materials such as magazines, journals, newspapers, books, pamphlets
and posters are screened or edited before they are published to give correct
information.
Educational institutions like schools, colleges or universities also provide
information.
Health Products
People use and consume health products. These are food, cosmetics, drugs,
gadgets, household substances and many others. These products may be bought
from different places like stores, supermarkets, pharmacies or drugstores. An
example of this is medicine a pill or liquid in form substance which is used to treat
illnesses and to relieve pain.
Health Services
Health services provide health care to people.
Some of the health care providers are doctor, nurse, pharmacist and midwife.
Different health services are offered in places or institutions that give
healthcare services like hospital, drugstore and health clinic.
Health organization like Phil-Health, a public health insurance that gives
medical assistance to its members and beneficiaries.
Red Cross, Department of Health (DOH) and community health centers are
agencies that also provide health care.
Questions to be answered:
1. What is health information and its importance?
2. What is health products and its importance?
3. What is health service and its importance?

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 What’s More

Direction: Fill in the box with the missing letters to complete the word or words
related to components of consumer health. Write your answer in your paper.
1. Something which can be bought in the drugstores, malls and
hospitals.

H h P s
2. A facility where injured and sick people look for medical
treatment.

H l

3. A substance which is in a form of pill or liquid use to treat and

relieves pain and illnesses.

M e
4. A global network that provides information from interconnected
networks.

I t
5. It is a health service provided especially to sick people.

H
C r
What I Have Learned

Direction: Complete the statement about the different components of consumer

health by filling in the blanks with the correct word/s given in the rectangular box.
Write your answer on a piece of paper.

Phil-Health pharmacy radio hospital television

1. Health information may come from media like and
2. Health Products can be bought from malls and drugstores which can be use for health
maintenance and treatment of illnesses.
3. provides health care to people through medical and
financial assistance.
4. Sick and injured people are given health services in the .

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 What I Can Do

Direction: Identify the picture and provide its purpose/function. Write you answers
on a piece of paper.

1. 4.

2. 5.

3. 6.

Assessment
Direction: Describe the set of pictures in the given box by providing the
component of consumer health and its importance. Write your answer on a sheet of
paper.
1. Radio, computer and cellphone

a. Component of Consumer Health

b. Importance

2. Medical Professional,
pharmacyand hospital

a. Component of Consumer Health

b. Importance

3. Medicines, oral hygiene kit and milk

a. Component of Consumer Health

b. Importance

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Answer Key