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Health
Quarter 1 – Module 1:
Consumer Health
Health – Grade 10
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 1 – Module 1: Title
First Edition, 2019

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Health
Quarter 1 – Module 1:
Consumer Health
Introductory Message
For the facilitator:

(This gives an instruction to the facilitator to orient the learners and support the parents,
elder sibling etc. of the learners on how to use the module. Furthermore, this also instructs
the facilitator to remind the learners to use separate sheets in answering the pre-test, self-
check exercises, and post-test.)

For the learner:

(This communicates directly to the learners and hence, must be interactive. This contains
instructions on how to use the module. The structure and the procedure of working through
the module are explained here. This also gives an overview of the content of the module. If
standard symbols are used to represent some parts of the module such as the objectives,
input, practice task and the like they are defined and explained in this portion.)
 What I Need to Know

This module aims to provide learners the knowledge about consumer arts through specific,
precise and simplified manner of delivery.

The module is divided into five lessons, namely:

 Lesson 1 – Guidelines and Criteria in the Selection and Evaluation of:
1. Health information
2. Health products
3. Health services
 Lesson 2 – Health Service Providers
1. health professionals
2. health facilities;
3. health care plans and financing systems
 Lesson 3 – Quackery: Types (medical, nutrition, device) and Harmful Physical and
Psychological Effects
 Lesson 4- Complementary and Alternative Healthcare Modalities
 Lesson 5: Consumer welfare and protection

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. explains the guidelines and criteria in the selection and evaluation of health
information, products and services
2. discusses the various forms of health service providers and healthcare plans;
3. explains the nature and dangers of quackery;
4. explains the different kinds of complementary and alternative health care modalities
5. explains the importance of consumer laws to protect public health
What I Know
I. Give your insights about the following.

HEALTH INFORMATION

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HEALTH PRODUCTS

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HEALTH SERVICES

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 Guidelines and Criteria in the
Selection and Evaluation of:
Lesson
Health information,
4 Health products and
Health services

What’s In
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).

What’s New
“STOP OR GO”
Read the health information below. Draw a cross on the GO column if it is
scientifically true and proven, and draw a cross on the STOP column if it is not.
Write your answer on a separate sheet
1. Warts are contagious
2. Chocolates cause acne and pimples
3. Cracking your knuckles causes arthritis
4. Healthy people who eat a balanced diet do not
need supplements
5. Sleeping with wet hair causes mental disorders
6. Jumping from the third step of the stairs on the
first day of menstruation reduces the number of
bleeding days
7. Circumcision is done for hygienic purposes
only
8. Touching hands of people with HIV may infect
you with such
9. Putting toothpaste on burns causes irritation
10.Sleep need varies depending on the individual
 What is it

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 “diseases, sexual health, weight

Health
Information

Health Aside from health information, people also consume health

Products 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.

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,
Health emergency care, and first aid, and ensure a follow-up program for
Services individuals who have undergone treatments.
Health services are usually offered by healthcare providers. “A
healthcare provider is a trained professional who provides
people with healthcare” (Meeks, et al., 2011). There are different
types of healthcare providers, such asies, and hospitals.

“Throwback
”
 What’s More
1. Read the following information.
2. Identify reliable and unreliable sources of health information and products.
3. Complete the table below. Write your answers on a separate sheet.

RELIABLE UNRELIABLE

People acquire health information and products from various sources like people, media,
and technology. It is important to identify the reliability of these sources.
Reliable sources of health information and products are licensed professionals who took up
specialized and intensive studies in the field.
They are the ones who have the qualified educational background and can give scientific
explanation to validate information.
We can also find reliable health information from health books, and accredited online
sources. On the other hand, unreliable sources of information and products are those from
people who are not experts in this field.

What I Have Learned

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Health Information is reliable when….. _______________________
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The products and services we need to acquire are…. _______________________
What I Can Do _______________________
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To SHARE is to CARE!
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 1. List 5 essential health services and health products you buy and undergo.
2. Enumerate it on a separate sheet
3. How do these products and services affect the well-being of an individual?

Assessment

Fact or Bluff. Analyze the statement below, if the statement is true, write fact and
bluff if it is false. Write your answer on a separate sheet.
1. Hoard the products in the supermarket if it is on sale.
2. All health information on the internet is correct.
3. Health services must be given by the health professionals.
4. We must check the label of any product before purchase.
5. The health superstitions are valid and must be followed.
6. The health service which we can avail is according to the prescription of
the health practitioner.
7. We can search on the internet about cure on a certain disease.
8. Before we share health information, we must ask to those who are reliable
9. We must prescribe to others the products that worked well on us.
10. It is our duty to evaluate and examine the reliability of resources.

Additional Activities
“Create to Inspire”

1. Make a short video clip showing the ways on how to become a wise
consumer.
2. Health information, health products and services must be shown on the video.
3. Video must be 3-5 minutes only
4. You may ask the participation of your family

Rubric:
Category Excellent (5) Good (4) Fair (3) Poor (2)
Content The video is The video The video The video
very shows shows quite doesn’t show
 informative information information information

Clarity The audio and The audio and The audio and The audio and
video is clear video is video is video is
and easy to somewhat somewhat unclear and
understand clear and easy clear and difficult to
to understand difficult to understand
understand
Creativity Video is Video is Video is Video is
exceptionally creative and creative and unclear and
creative and interesting. It is interesting. It is not significant
interesting. It is clear and unclear and
clear and significant significant
significant
Quality/ Video is Video is Video is well Video appears
Presentation exceptionally exceptionally put together, haphazard
well put well put props are used
together, props together, props appropriately,
are used are used no music and
appropriately, appropriately, sound effects
music and no music and were applied
sound effects sound effects
were applied were applied

Answer Key
Assessment What’s New What’s More
1. GO
1. BLUFF 2. STOP Possible responses
3. STOP Reliable: doctors,
2. BLUFF 4. GO textbooks, licensed
5. STOP healthcare practitioners
6. STOP consumer advocacy
3. FACT groups, medical websites,
7. GO
government websites,
8. STOP
4. FACT teachers.
9. STOP
10. GO Unreliable: testimonials,
5. BLUFF hearsay, business
websites, unknown
6. FACT income-generating
company.
7. FACT

What I Know
Health information is any
concept, step, or advice that
various sources give to aid the
health status of an individual.
Health products are food, drugs,
cosmetics, devices, biologicals,
vaccines, in-vitro diagnostic
reagents, and household/urban
hazardous substances.
Health services are programs
which 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.
References
Grade 10 PE and Health of Asia Learner’s Material p198-204
https://www.slideshare.net/senohj/consumer-health-education-mapeh
www.nih.gov/health-information
www.who.int/topics/health_services/en
brainly.ph/question/329154