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consumer health

1. MAPEH 10 (HEALTH)

2. Activity 1: SURVEY SAYS! Read the questions below: Go around the classroom and interview or ask a classmate one question. Record the responses. What should I do when my head and body ache? _____________________________________________________ How many times should I take vitamin and mineral supplements? _____________________________________________________ What is the best way to make my skin smooth? _____________________________________________________ When is the best time to trim my fingernails? _____________________________________________________ What is the most effective way to lose weight? _____________________________________________________

3. Activity 2: GROUP SHARE 1. Go to your group and discuss the following questions: a. Which of your classmates’ answers do you agree with? Which do you disagree with? Why? b. What kind of information is being asked? Is it critical? Why? c. Who can accurately answer these questions?

4. Activity 3: There will be five groups. List 5 health products and services that people buy and consume. Enumerate the answers with your group. How does Health products differ from health services? How do these products services affect the overall well-being of an individual?

5. What is Consumer Health?

6. Consumer health pertains to the wise purchase of health products and services to obtain the ultimate satisfaction and wellness of the body.

7. Consumer Health Consumer health has three components: health information , health products , and health services . What you have gathered from your classmates is health information. Health information plays a big role in the life of individuals. “ It is information that people require to make wise choices and decisions about their health or the health of [other people] ” (Galvez Tan, et al., 2009).

8. 1. Health information Health information is any concept, step, or advice that various sources give to aid the health status of an individual.

9. Reliable sources of health information and products are licensed professionals who took up specialized and intensive studies in the field. Reliable Sources of Health Information are: Medical and Health Professionals - doctors, dentists, nurses, health science educators and local health officials Government Agencies - Department of Health (DOH), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Bureau of Food ad Drugs (BFAD) Health Books Online sites

10. On the other hand, unreliable sources of information and products are those from people who are not experts in this field. Unreliable sources of health information are: Outdated customs, practices and superstitious beliefs without scientific basis Information based on ignorance and prejudice Personal options and incomplete information Quack or pseudo healers

11. 2. Health Products Health products are food, drugs, cosmetics, devices, biologicals, vaccines, in-vitro diagnostic reagents, and household/urban hazardous substances and/or a combination of and/or a derivative thereof (FDA Act, 2009)

12. 3. Health Services Health services 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.

13. Three Types of Healthcare Providers Healthcare Professionals Healthcare Facilities Health Insurance

14. I. Health Professionals Health professionals are 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. There are different types of physicians based on their area of specialization.

15. ACTIVITY 4: DOCTOR WHO? Identify the field of specialization of the physician in each number.

16. ANSWERS

17. CARDIOLOGIST

18. PEDIATRICIAN

19. GYNECOLOGIST Gynecologist

20. PULMONOLOGIST

21. GERIATRICIAN

22. NEUROLOGIST

23. II. Healthcare Facilities Healthcare facilities are places or institutions that offer healthcare services . There are different types of healthcare facilities (Meeks, et al., 2011).

24. a. Hospital It is an institution where people undergo medical diagnosis, care and treatment . A hospital offers different types of medical care like inpatient and outpatient care . Inpatient care refers to care given to individuals who need to stay inside the hospital to receive proper treatment, monitoring and care . Outpatient care refers to treatment that does not require an individual to stay inside .

25. Kinds of Hospitals (Meeks, et al., 2011) Private - is operated by individuals to gain profit. Voluntary - does not require profit because it is owned by a community or an organization. Government – or a public hospital is being run by the state and the treatment fees are subsidized. Teaching – includes a school for medical students.

26. b. Walk-In Surgery Center It is a facility that offers surgery without the patient being admitted in the hospital.

27. c. Health Center The services in a health center cater to a specific population with various health needs.

28. d. Extended Healthcare Facility A facility that provides treatment, nursing care, and residential services to patients, often the elderly.

29. III. Health Insurance

30. “ 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).

31. PhilHealth Vision Statement Bawat Pilipino, Miyembro Bawat Miyembro , Protektado Kalusugan Natin, Segurado ”

32. Health insurance may be sourced from both public and private companies. An example of public health insurance is PhilHealth . As mandated by law in the country, employees of both public and private companies avail of PhilHealth . It requires a small monthly contribution from its members. These contributions are saved and used for the medical care needed by a PhilHealth member.

33. PhilHealth Members are classified into different categories: Formal Economy - employees in the government and private sectors - household helpers - family drivers - owners of small, medium and large enterprises The members are enrolled by their respective employers.

34. 2. Formal Economy - workers who are not covered by contracts - migrant workers (OFW) - sea-based and land-based workers - informal sector (pedicab and tricycle drivers, market vendors, home-based industries - Filipino with dual citizenship - Citizens of other countries residing in the Philippines The members under this category can apply membership on their own.

35. 3. Indigent Members - People who have no visible means of income as identified by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) based on specific criteria. The DSWD is tasked by the national government to facilitate the enrollment.

36. 4. Sponsored Members - members whose premium contributions are paid for by another individual, government agency or private entity - orphans, abandoned and abused minors, out of school youth, persons with disability, battered women under DSWD custody, barangay health workers and tanods and volunteers

37. 5. Lifetime Members - those who have reached the age of retirement and have made 120 monthly contributions Need to apply for membership to qualify under this category.

38. 6. Senior Citizens - elderly who are not covered under the National Health Insurance Program (NHIP) Need to apply for membership to qualify under this category.

39. Naturopathy “Naturopathic medicine views diseases as a manifestation of an alteration in the processes by which the body naturally heals itself” ( Donatelle , 2006). Naturopathy offers a wide range of natural practices including herbal medicine acupuncture, acupressure, nutritional therapy, and ventosa cupping massage therapy.

40. Herbal medicine There are 10 herbs that are proven and tested to have medicinal value and approved by the Department of Health”

41. Examples of Alternative Medicine

42. Acupuncture It is a form of energy medicine where long thin needles are inserted to specific parts of the body to affect the energy flow. Acupuncture is believed to treat musculoskeletal dysfunctions.

43. Ventosa cupping massage therapy This procedure is done by placing inverted glasses that have flames from burning cotton, on specific points in the body. It is believed to relieve muscle and joint pains.

44. Reflexology Similar to acupuncture, reflexology focuses on treating specific disorders through massaging of the soles of the feet.

45. Acupressure Acupressure uses the same technique as that of acupuncture. The only difference is that acupressure does not use needles but hands to apply pressure on certain points of the body.

46. Nutrition Therapy Nutrition therapy approaches treatment of a medical condition by providing a tailored diet for the patient.

47. Quackery , a form of a health fraud, is any advertisement, promotion, or sale of products and services that have not been scientifically proven safe and effective (Meeks, et al, 2011). It is being operated by a quack. A quack is an individual that has little or no professional qualifications to practice medicine. He/She also pretentiously uses meaningless medical jargon and relies on scare tactics, paranoid accusations, and quick fixes.

48. FORMS OF QUACKERY

49. The three forms of quackery are: a . Medical quackery Medical quackery includes cures, treatments, and remedies of various health conditions that are drugless or bloodless in nature. b. Nutrition quackery Nutrition quackery involves 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. c. Device quackery Device quackery makes use of miraculous gadgets (such as dials, gauges, electrodes, magnets, and blinkers) that are believed to cure certain health conditions.

50. Identify the concepts being described in each item. Fill in the missing letters to complete the crossword puzzle. Across: 3. Sale of products that are not scientifically proven to be effective; fraudulent advertisement or promotion 4. Healthcare practitioner who specializes in problems of the teeth 5. Allied health professional who provides healthcare to patients in hospitals 6. Public health insurance mandated by Philippine law Down: 1. Doctor who specializes in the disorders of the respiratory system 2. Alternative medicine practice where needles are inserted in some specific of the body 4. Form of quackery that uses equipment believed to cure illness 7. Health maintenance organization; form of healthcare provider that makes use of prepaid money to cover medical expenses