HEALTH

1ST QUARTER
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COMPONENTS
OF
CONSUMER
HEALTH
LEARNING COMPETENCIES

 explain the guidelines and criteria in the selection and evaluation of

health information, products, and services (H10CH-Ia-b-20); and
 discuss the various forms of health service providers and healthcare
plans (H10CH-Ia-b-21).
 select health professionals, specialists, and health care services
wisely (H10CH-Ic-22); and
 know how to report fraudulent health services (H10CH-Ic-24).
CONSUMER HEALTH

 Consumer Health is not just about buying health products and

services. It is also about making decisions and having a clear and
deeper understanding to make wise choices.
 Consumer Health has three components: health information,
health products, and health services. Health information plays a
big role in the life of individuals. It gives details that people can
use to make informed decisions about their health and of others.
 Health information is any concept, step, or advice that
various sources give to aid the health status of an
individual. The type of information varies depending on
various considerations such as but not limited to health
history, drugs and alcohol consumption, and eating
disorders.

HEALTH INFORMATION 1
 SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Some Reliable Some Unreliable
1. Medical and health 1. Outdated customs, practices, and
professionals superstitions without scientific basis

2. Government agencies 2. Information based on ignorance and

prejudice
3. Websites ending in gov, edu,
3. Commercialized health information
and org.
4. Personal options and incomplete
4. Local health officials
information
5. Educational institutions 5. Quack or pseudo healers
 GUIDE QUESTIONS OR CRITERIA IN ASSESSING HEALTH
INFORMATION

What? Who? What else?

What are the available From whom is the Is there an option
details of the product? health where customers
Are the details
updated? Are the side information? Is can give feedback/
effects specified? this information suggestions and
What is the purpose of confirmable? receive the needed
the health information? answers?
 Health products are food, drugs, cosmetics, devices, biologicals,
vaccines, in-vitro diagnostic reagents, household/urban hazardous
substances, and/or a combination of and/or a derivative thereof
(FDA Act, 2009). These products may be purchased from various
places like supermarkets, pharmacies, and hospitals.
 Examples: eyeglasses, appliances, medicines, grooming aids, car,
etc.

HEALTH PRODUCTS 2
GUIDELINES ON THE PURCHASE OF GOODS AND SERVICES

Evaluate which products and services will be beneficial, harmful, or useless.

Know the local laws and regulations that protect consumers.

Locate dependable medical, dental, and nursing services.

Apply knowledge acquired with respect to personal and environmental

health in the purchase of personal goods and services
 Healthcare services refer to the furnishing of medicines, medical or surgical
treatments, nursing, hospital service, dental service, optometric service, and
complementary health services. These are often connected to healthcare. These
programs 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.
 Examples: medical and dental consultation and treatment, services from beauty
parlors and barber shops, etc.

HEALTH SERVICES 3
 I. Health Professionals - These are individuals
who are licensed to practice medicine and
other allied health programs and work in the
medical profession. Examples: doctors,
nurses, nutritionists, etc.
HEALTH II. Healthcare Facilities – These are places or
SERVICES institutions that offer healthcare services.
Examples: hospitals, walk-in surgery centers,
health centers, extended healthcare facilities.
III. Health Insurance - It is a financial agreement
between an insurance company and an
individual or group for the payment of
healthcare costs.
ACTIVITY: DOCTOR! DOCTOR! I AM SICK

Directions: Inside the box are the different types of

physicians. Match the type of medical expertise with objects
requiring medical attention.
CARDIOLOGIST
DERMATOLOGIST
GASTROENTEROLOGIST
GERIATRICIAN
GYNECOLOGIST
NEUROLOGIST Gastroenterologist
ORTHOPEDIST
ANDROLOGIST
OPHTHALMOLOGIST specializes in the diagnosis and
PEDIATRICIAN treatment of diseases in the
PULMONOLOGIST
gastrointestinal system.
CARDIOLOGIST
DERMATOLOGIST
GASTROENTEROLOGIST
GERIATRICIAN
GYNECOLOGIST
NEUROLOGIST Pulmonologist
ORTHOPEDIST
ANDROLOGIST
OPHTHALMOLOGIST specializes in diseases of the lungs
PEDIATRICIAN and respiratory tract.
PULMONOLOGIST
CARDIOLOGIST
DERMATOLOGIST
GASTROENTEROLOGIST
GERIATRICIAN
GYNECOLOGIST
NEUROLOGIST Gynecologist
ORTHOPEDIST
ANDROLOGIST specializes in diseases and care of the
OPHTHALMOLOGIST female reproductive organs.
PEDIATRICIAN
PULMONOLOGIST
CARDIOLOGIST
DERMATOLOGIST
GASTROENTEROLOGIST
GERIATRICIAN
GYNECOLOGIST
NEUROLOGIST Andrologist
ORTHOPEDIST
ANDROLOGIST
the medical specialty that deals with
OPHTHALMOLOGIST male health, particularly relating to
PEDIATRICIAN the problems of the male
PULMONOLOGIST
reproductive system and urological
problems that are unique to men.
CARDIOLOGIST
DERMATOLOGIST
GASTROENTEROLOGIST
GERIATRICIAN
GYNECOLOGIST
NEUROLOGIST Neurologist
ORTHOPEDIST
ANDROLOGIST
OPHTHALMOLOGIST specializes in providing diagnosis
PEDIATRICIAN and surgical treatment of diseases
PULMONOLOGIST
of the nervous system.
CARDIOLOGIST
DERMATOLOGIST
GASTROENTEROLOGIST
GERIATRICIAN
GYNECOLOGIST
NEUROLOGIST Geriatrician
ORTHOPEDIST
ANDROLOGIST
OPHTHALMOLOGIST specializes in the care of the elderly
PEDIATRICIAN and the diseases that affect them.
PULMONOLOGIST
CARDIOLOGIST
DERMATOLOGIST
GASTROENTEROLOGIST
GERIATRICIAN
GYNECOLOGIST
NEUROLOGIST Ophthalmologist
ORTHOPEDIST
ANDROLOGIST
OPHTHALMOLOGIST specializes in the diagnosis and
PEDIATRICIAN treatment of eye diseases and
PULMONOLOGIST
disorders.
CARDIOLOGIST
DERMATOLOGIST
GASTROENTEROLOGIST
GERIATRICIAN
GYNECOLOGIST
NEUROLOGIST Dermatologist
ORTHOPEDIST
ANDROLOGIST
OPHTHALMOLOGIST specializes in the diagnosis and
PEDIATRICIAN treatment of skin diseases.
PULMONOLOGIST
CARDIOLOGIST
DERMATOLOGIST
GASTROENTEROLOGIST
GERIATRICIAN
GYNECOLOGIST
NEUROLOGIST Pediatrician
ORTHOPEDIST
ANDROLOGIST
OPHTHALMOLOGIST specializes in children’s health care
PEDIATRICIAN and treatment of diseases.
PULMONOLOGIST
CARDIOLOGIST
DERMATOLOGIST
GASTROENTEROLOGIST
GERIATRICIAN
GYNECOLOGIST
NEUROLOGIST Cardiologist
ORTHOPEDIST
ANDROLOGIST
OPHTHALMOLOGIST specializes in the diagnosis and
PEDIATRICIAN treatment of the heart and blood
PULMONOLOGIST
vessels.
 I. Health Professionals - These are individuals
who are licensed to practice medicine and
other allied health programs and work in the
medical profession. Examples: doctors,
nurses, nutritionists, etc.
HEALTH II. Healthcare Facilities – These are places or
SERVICES institutions that offer healthcare services.
Examples: hospitals, walk-in surgery centers,
health centers, extended healthcare facilities.
III. Health Insurance - It is a financial agreement
between an insurance company and an
individual or group for the payment of
healthcare costs.
HEALTHCARE FACILITIES
 Hospital - It is an institution where people undergo medical diagnosis, care, and
treatment. In the Philippines, there are two classifications of hospitals: general and
specialty. General hospitals have complete medical, surgical, and maternal care facilities.
On the other hand, specialty hospitals handle a particular disease or condition or deal
with only one type of patient.
 Walk-In Surgery Center - It is a facility that offers surgery without being admitted to the
hospital.
 Health Center - It is a facility that caters to a specific population with various health
needs.
 Extended Healthcare Facility - A facility that provides treatment, nursing care, and
residential services to patients, often the elderly.
 I. Health Professionals - These are individuals
who are licensed to practice medicine and
other allied health programs and work in the
medical profession. Examples: doctors,
nurses, nutritionists, etc.
HEALTH II. Healthcare Facilities – These are places or
SERVICES institutions that offer healthcare services.
Examples: hospitals, walk-in surgery centers,
health centers, extended healthcare facilities.
III. Health Insurance - It is a financial agreement
between an insurance company and an
individual or group for the payment of
healthcare costs.
 Philippine Insurance Corporation
(PhilHealth) is a Government-
Owned and Controlled Corporation
(GOCC) created through Republic
Act 7875, also known as the
National Health Insurance (NHI)
Act of 1995.
 It aims to provide health insurance
coverage for all Filipinos and
ensure affordable, acceptable,
available, and accessible health
care services for all citizens of the
Philippines.
Source: Learner’s Material on the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) -
Grade 10 2017).
WHY DO WE NEED TO STUDY ABOUT
CONSUMER HEALTH?
FRAUDULENT SERVICES

Consumers receive health information,

products, and services from various
sources, thus they may be prone to fraud.
An example of which is quackery.
Often described as health fraud,
quackery is an advertisement, promotion,
or sale of products and services that have
not been scientifically proven safe and
effective. It is being operated by a quack, a
person who dishonestly pretends to have
medical skills or knowledge.
1. Taking a quack “cure” may delay or lose the chance to be healed.
2. The person may experience a placebo effect – that he/she improves for
natural reasons and not because of the substance that the quack provides.
3. Loss of money
4. Giving false hopes to the sick person and the family
5. The actual damage done to the individual by using fake products and services
6. It may cause overdose and over medicines.

POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF QUACKERY

THREE FORMS OF QUACKERY

1. Medical quackery includes cures, treatments, and remedies of various

health conditions that are drugless or bloodless in nature.
2. Nutrition quackery involves the promotion of food fads and other nutritional
practices that claim to be all-natural. These are believed to have beneficial
properties of multiple plants in one product.
3. Device quackery makes use of miraculous gadgets (such as dials, gauges,
electrodes, magnets, and blinkers) that are believed to cure certain health
conditions.
TASKS FOR THE WEEK
 Written Works – 20 points

POSTTEST
Your sister got common colds, how will you get safe and accurate
information in the treatment of such illness? Put a checkmark beside
the source of information which could be considered as a safe source.
1. Health Books
2. Interview with your classmates and adults
3. Consultation with faith healers
4. Information from parents
5. Information from the Department of Health (DOH)
6. Health Magazines
7. Information from social media such as Facebook and Instagram
8. Medical consultation with a physician
9. Information from TV news
10. Information from radio
POSTTEST

Directions: Answer the following questions.

You are to buy a health product, specifically a beauty soap.
However, you do not have sufficient and accurate information about
the product. What could possibly happen to you if you buy this product
without researching on its details?
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Is there a need for you to know the guidelines in choosing
products? Why?
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
 Written Works – 20 points

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITY (PAGE 13)

Let’s build the concept: In a piece of bond paper, complete the
concept map of the benefits derive from knowing the different health
service providers. Make sure you to apply what you’ve have learned from
the lesson.