2. 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?
4. Learning Objectives:
▪ differentiate reliable from unreliable health information,
products, and services
▪ explain the guidelines and criteria in the selection and
evaluation of health information, products, and services
▪ discuss various forms of health service providers and
healthcare plans
▪ select health professionals, specialists, and healthcare
services wisely
5. Arrange the jumbled letters.
TEHALH RONSUMEC
- refers to those who use health information products or
services.
NOSCUMER THEALTH
- refers to the state of well-being of a person who uses the
information, products and services that will have a direct
effect on his or her health.
MONSUCER LHEALTH CUDECATION
-the acquisition of
information on the
knowledge and correct health
products and services.
6. HEALTHCONSUMER
- refers to those who use health information products or
services.
CONSUMER HEALTH
- refers to the state of well-being of a person who uses the
information, products and services that will have a direct
effect on his or her health.
CONSUMER HEALTHEDUCATION
-the acquisition of
information on the
knowledge and correct health
products and services.
7. What is a consumer?
▪anyone who buys or uses a product or
avails services
8.
9. What is a consumer health?
▪Consumer Health - a science concerned
with helping you select health products
and services wisely
10.
11. Three Components of Consumer Health
1.HEALTH INFORMATION
- Health information is any concept, step, or
advice that various sources give to aid the
health status of an individual.
12.
13. - People acquire health information and
products from various sources such as
authorized person, media, and technology.
- It is important to identify the reliability of
these sources
14. Sources of Health Information
and Products
Reliable:
licensed professionals who
took up specialized and
intensive studies in the field
Unreliable:
people who are not experts
in this field.
15.
16.
17. Three Components of Consumer Health
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).
These products may be purchased from various places
like supermarkets, pharmacies, and hospitals.
Examples: eyeglasses, appliances, medicines, grooming aids,
car, etc.
18.
19. Three Components of Consumer Health
3.HEALTH SERVICES
– programs we avail from various providers
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
20. Guidelines on the Purchase of Goods and Services
1.Evaluate which products and services will be beneficial,
harmful or useless.
2.Know the local laws and regulations that protect consumers.
3.Locate dependable medical, dental and nursing services.
4.Apply knowledge acquired with respect to personal and
environmental health in the purchase of personal goods and
service
21.
22. Health services are usually offered
by healthcare providers.
HEALTHCARE PROVIDER - a trained professional
who provides people with healthcare
There are different types of healthcare providers,
such as:
▪ Health Professionals
▪ Health facilities
▪ Health insurance
23. HEALTH PROFESSIONALS – licensed to practice
MEDICINE!!
Physician
- records the medical history of individuals, provides diagnoses,
performs medical examinations, and prescribes medications.
Healthcare practitioners
- an independent healthcare provider who is licensed to practice on a specific
area of the body
Allied health professionals
- a trained healthcare provider who practices under the supervision of a
physician or healthcare practitioner
24. There are different types of healthcare
facilities (Meeks, et al., 2011)
a. Hospital
- an institution where people undergo medical diagnosis, care and treatment.
Different kinds of hospitals: private, voluntary, government, and teaching
Classifications of hospitals: general and specialty.
b.Walk-In Surgery Center
- a facility that offers surgery without the patient being admitted in the
hospital.
c. Health Center
- cater to a specific population with various health needs.
d. Extended Healthcare Facility
- facility that provides treatment, nursing care, and residential services to
patients, often the elderly.
25.
26. Health insurance is a financial agreement between
an insurance company and an individual or group for
the payment of healthcare costs
Types of coverage:
▪ Medical insurance – pays for the fees of the health professionals
▪ Major medical insurance – payment for long-term diseases
▪ Hospitalization insurance – pays for the stay of the patient in
hospital
▪ Surgical insurance – pays for surgery
▪ Disability insurance – provides financing for members who suffer
from illnesses/ accidents
