Health 10 Consumer Health

SY 2020 – 2021 Consumer Health

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Healthcare Providers
OUTLINE ● Trained professional who provides people with healthcare
I. Components of Consumer Health → Health Professionals – individuals who are licensed to
A. Health Information practice medicine and other allied health programs
B. Health Products → Healthcare Facilities – places or institutions that offer
C. Health Services healthcare services
II. Complementary and Alternative Healthcare Modalities → Health Insurance – financial agreement between an
A. Naturopathy insurance company and an individual or group for the
B. Health Medicine payment of healthcare costs,
C. Examples of Alternative Medicine
III. Quackery Types of Physicians
IV. The Consumer Act of the ● Cardiologist – doctor of the heart
Philippines ● Dermatologist – doctor of the skin
A. 8 Basic Rights of a Consumer ● Gastroenterologist – doctor of the digestive system
● Geriatrician – doctor of the elderly
I. COMPONENTS OF CONSUMER HEALTH ● Gynecologist – doctor of the female reproductive system
● Neurologist – doctor of the nervous system
● Orthopedist – doctor of the skeletal system or bones
A. HEALTH INFORMATION
● Ophthalmologist – doctor of the eyes
● Pediatrician – doctor of children
● Health Information
● Pulmonologist – doctor of the respiratory system or lungs
→ Information that people require to make wise choices and
● Urologist – doctor of the male reproductive system
decisions about their health or the health of others
→ Any concept, step, or advice that various sources give to aid
Types of Healthcare Facilities
the health status of an individual
● Hospital – institution where people undergo medical diagnosis,
→ Critical because it may alter the health conditions of a person
care, and treatment
→ Continuously and rapidly changing
● Walk-In Surgery Center – facility that offers surgery without the
patient being admitted in the hospital
B. HEALTH PRODUCTS
● Health Center – services cater to a specific population with
various health needs
● Health Products
● Extended Healthcare Facility – provides treatment, nursing
→ Food, drugs, cosmetics, devices, biologicals, vaccines, in-
care, and residential services to patients, often the elderly
vitro diagnostic reagents, and household/urban hazardous
substances and/or combination of and/or derivative thereof
Types of Medical Care (Hospital)
→ May be purchased from various places
● Inpatient Care – care given to individuals who need to stay
inside the hospital
Sources of Health Information and Health Products
● Outpatient Care – treatment that does not require an individual
● People may acquire health information and products from
to stay inside the hospital
reliable sources:
→ licensed professionals
Types of Hospitals
→ health books
→ accredited online sources ● Private – operated by individuals to gain profit
● People may also acquire these from unreliable sources from ● Voluntary – does not require profit because it is owned by a
people who are not experts in the field of health community or an organization
● Government or Public – run by the state and the treatment
fees are subsidized
C. HEALTH SERVICES

● Aims 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
● Offered by healthcare providers
Classification of Hospitals in the Philippines
● General – have complete medical, surgical, and maternal care
facilities
● Specialty – handle a particular disease or condition

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 Types of Coverage (Health Insurance)
● Medical – pays for the fees of the health professionals,
laboratory tests, and prescription drugs
● Major Medical – offers payment for long-term or chronic
diseases
● Hospitalization – pays for the stay of the patient inside the
hospital
● Surgical – pays for surgery fees
● Disability – provides financing for members who meet
accidents or suffer from illnesses
● PhilHealth – example of public health insurance, availed by
employees of both public and private companies, requires a
small monthly contribution
● Health Maintenance Organization – healthcare provider that
offers medical services that are availed through a prepaid
amount of money
II. COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE
HEALTHCARE MODALITIES
● Complementary Medicine
→ Availed and integrated together with traditional medicine
● Alternative Medicine
→ Offered in place of traditional medicine
Domains of Complementary and Alternative
Medicine
1. Biologically-based Practices - taking herbal medicine and
availing of special diets and vitamins
2. Energy Medicine – uses magnetic fields or biofields in belief
that energy fields may enter various points in the body
3. Manipulative and Body-based Practices – bodily-kinesthetic
in nature and are concerned with movement therapy
4. Mind-Body Medicine – uses mental exercises in belief that the
brain is central to the health of an individual
● Republic Act No. 8423
→ The Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act of 1997
→ Provisioned the creation of the Philippine Institute of
Traditional and Alternative Healthcare
▪ The law-making body with regards to the effective use of
traditional and alternative medicine
A. NATUROPATHY
● Naturopathy
→ Views diseases as a manifestation of an alteration in the
processes by which the body naturally heals itself
→ Offers a wide range of natural practices including herbal
medicine, acupuncture, acupressure, nutritional therapy, and
Ventosa cupping massage therapy
B. HEALTH MEDICINE
Herbs Approved by the Department of Health
1. Acapulco – for ringworm and other skin (fungal) infections
2. Ampalaya – for non-insulin dependent diabetic patients
3. Bawang – for blood pressure control
4. Bayabas – for use as antiseptic to disinfect wound and
mouthwash or tooth decay and gum infection
5. Lagundi – for cough and asthma
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6. Niyog-niyugan – for intestinal worms, particularly ascaris and
trichina
7. Sambong – for urinary stones
8. Tsaang Gubat - for mouthwash
9. Pansit-pansitan – for arthritis and gout
10. Yerba Buena – for relief from body aches and pain
C. EXAMPLES OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
● Acupuncture
→ Form of energy medicine where long thin needles are
inserted to specific parts of the body to affect the energy flow
→ Believed to treat musculoskeletal dysfunctions
● Ventosa cupping massage therapy
→ Done by placing inverted glasses that have flames from
burning cotton, on specific points in the body
→ Believed to relieve muscle and joint pains
● Reflexology
→ Focuses on treating specific disorders through massaging of
the soles of the feet
● Acupressure
→ Done by applying pressure on certain points of the body
using the hands
● Nutrition Therapy
→ Approaches treatment of a medical condition by providing a
tailored diet for the patient
III. QUACKERY
● Quackery
→ Form of a health fraud
→ Any advertisement, promotion, or sale of products and
services that have not been scientifically proven safe and
effective
● Quack
→ an individual that has little or no professional qualifications to
practice medicine
Characteristics of Quackery
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.
Forms of Quackery
● Medical Quackery – includes cures, treatments, and remedies
of various health conditions that are drugless or bloodless in
nature
● Nutrition Quackery – involves promotion of food fads and
other nutritional practices that claim to be all-natural, believed to
have beneficial properties of multiple plants in one product
● Device Quackery – makes use of miraculous gadgets, believed
to cure certain health conditions
IV. THE CONSUMER ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES
● Consumer Act of the Philippines
→ A law that protects the interest of the consumer, promotes
general welfare, and establishes standards of conduct for
business and industry
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 A. 8 BASIC RIGHTS OF A CONSUMER

1. The right to basic needs.

2. The right to safety.
3. The right to information.
4. The right to choose.
5. The right to representation.
6. The right to redress.
7. The right to consumer education.
8. The right to a healthy environment.

REVIEW QUESTIONS

Complete the paragraph by writing the correct answers on the

blanks.
Consumer health encompasses the health information, products,
and services being gathered, acquired, and availed by an individual.
_____________________ refers to any concept, idea, data, or
figures that may aid to the health status of an individual.
__________________ refer to materials, devices, or items that an
individual purchases to improve health. Examples of these are
shampoo, medicine, health electronics, and food. On the other
hand, ___________________refer to programs offered for the
health appraisal of an individual through various treatment,
screening, and examinations. Some examples of these are health
professionals, facilities, and insurance.

When availing of health information, products, and services, it is

important to examine and evaluate the reliability of the sources to
avoid quackery. Quackery refers to fraudulent promotion, sales, or
advertisement of various products. There are three kinds of
quackery. The first is __________________ which refers to the
prescription of scientifically unproven medical treatment and cure.
The second is ____________________ which refers to the sale of
items that are believed to treat or cure an individual. The last is
__________________ which includes fad diets and other practices.

Under the law, the consumers are protected with rights such as
_________, ________________, ________________, and
_________________. With these rights, a consumer may be able to
report incidences of fraudulent practices and purchases.

Answers health information, health products, health services, medical quackery, device
quackery, nutrition quackery, (right to basic needs, safety, information, choose,
representation, redress, consumer education, a healthy environment)

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