This document discusses consumer health and its three main components: health information, health products, and health services. It focuses on health information, defining it as concepts, steps, or advice from various sources that help individual health status. Sources of health information mentioned include product packaging labels, health publications, provider pamphlets, media, and accredited online sources. Health products are defined as commodities intended to improve community health, like foods, drugs, and cosmetics, purchased from retailers or direct marketers. The document also lists activities and questions about sources of health information and distinguishing true from misleading claims.

1. CONSUMER HEALTH

2. THREE COMPONENTS
Health
Information
Health Products
Health
Services

3. Topic
HEALTH INFORMATION

4. Health information is any concept, step, or advice that
various sources give to aid the health status of an
individual.
HEALTH INFORMATION
It also refers to the knowledge gained from various
sources which enables us to know more about particular
health products or sevices.

5. HEALTH INFORMATION

6. HEALTH INFORMATION
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7. HEALTH INFORMATION
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labels that are attached to the
packaging of health products

8. HEALTH INFORMATION
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2.
labels that are attached to the
packaging of health products
most recent publications of health
books, magazines and journals

9. HEALTH INFORMATION
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10. HEALTH INFORMATION
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pamphlets and brochures from
leading health services providers or
health product manufacturers

11. HEALTH INFORMATION
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pamphlets and brochures from
leading health services providers or
health product manufacturers
healthy advice and opinions of
reliable health practitioner

12. HEALTH INFORMATION
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13. HEALTH INFORMATION
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media sources like the newspapers,
radio, television, movie ads and even
in internet

14. HEALTH INFORMATION
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media sources like the newspapers,
radio, television, movie ads and even
in internet
accredited and reliable online sources
managed by Department of Health
and other government and NGO.

15. Topic
HEALTH PRODUCTS

16. Project Goals
Health products refer to the commodities that are intended to
improve the general health of the community, like foods, drugs,
cosmetics, vaccines, biological/ disease-diagnostic reagents,
household products, or a combination of any of these
commodities.
Health products may be purchased from
supermarkets, pharmacies, clinics and hospitals; or
directly from health representatives or agents that
market the products.
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17. Guide Questions:
question 2
Why are there
misleading health
information?
Who spread them?
question 1
Who are the sources of
health information?

18. Activity # 1 - STOP OR GO
Divide the class into 8, write 5 scientifically true and proven
health information and 5 superstitions/misconceptions
health information. Work will discuss in front of the class.

19. seatwork # 1

20. My shopping list!
List 5 examples of health products that people buy and
consume. Enumerate your answers in your notebook.