11. 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).
12. QUACK
⁃ individual that has little or no
professional qualifications to practice
medicine
⁃ pretentiously uses meaningless medical
jargon and relies on scare tactics,
paranoid accusations, and quick fixes
13. 1. It is a big business.
2. It multiplies and spreads fast.
3. It thrives on individuals who are
diagnosed with illnesses that are
known to have no cure.
THREE MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS
OF HEALTH QUACKERY
20. 3. DEVICE QUACKERY
⁃ makes use of MIRACULOUS
GADGETS (such as dials,
gauges, electrodes, magnets, and
blinkers) that are believed to
cure certain health conditions
21. How can you avoid the
danger of quackery?
APPLICATION
22. • What are the characteristics of
different forms of quackery?
• Why is Quackery considered
fraud?
GENERALIZATION
23. Think of a certain quackery which
is commonly used by the people in
your community, then write an
essay about the dangers and the
kind of quackery which you see in
your community.
EVALUATION
24. • The essay should discuss and
explain the NATURE and
DANGER OF THE
QUACKERY.
CRITERIA:
25. • The essay should present ONE
CERTAIN QUACKERY which
was widely used by the
community.
CRITERIA:
26. • The essay should present the
SOURCE OF THE QUACKERY
and the SOLUTION in able for the
quackery stop.
CRITERIA:
