WEEK 1

I. MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING COMPETENCY:

The learner…
A. explains the guidelines and criteria in the selection and evaluation of
health information, products and services (H10CH-la-b-20)

II. CONTENT STANDARD

The learner understands the guidelines and criteria in the selection and evaluation of
health information, products and services.

PERFORMANCE STANDARD
The learner demonstrates critical thinking and decision making skills in the selection,
evaluation and utilization of health information, products and services.

III. TOPIC:

Topic: CONSUMER HEALTH (Three Components)

Decision- making is an important skill that you must learn in order to live a
healthy and normal life.
Consumer health aims to develop a person’s ability to evaluate and utilize
health information, products, and services wisely and effectively. All of us are
consumers. We acquire health information, purchase health products, and avail of
health services to appraise, improve, and maintain our health.

The three components of consumer health are:

a. Health Information
- Health information is any idea that we hear from people around us, read
from books and other printed materials, or from the media that influence
our health.
b. Health Products
- Health products are items that we consume to improve our well-being,
like medicine, food, clothes, furniture, electronics, etc.
c. Health Services
- Health services are programs we avail from various providers such as
physicians, nurses, therapists, health workers, hospitals, clinics, and the
government. Some examples of these health services are insurance,
treatment and cure, complementary and alternative medicine.

It is important to examine and evaluate the reliability of any piece of health

information before applying it to your well-being. Here are the criteria that will
help you determine whether the information is reliable or not.

When evaluating health information and products, you must check for:

1. CREDIBILITY - This tells about the source and recency of the information.
o Who or what is the source of the information/product?
o Is the source qualified?
 o Is the information updated?

2. CONTENT - This tells about the accuracy, disclaimer, and completeness of

information.
o Is it complete and correct?
o Does it have scientific basis?
o Does it state the limitations, purpose, scope, authority and currency of the
information?
o Does it have labels that contain the directions for use and storage,
expiration date and warnings?

3. DISCLOSURE - This tells about the purpose and caveat of the information.
o What is the purpose of giving the information/product?
o Is it for marketing purposes?
o Is it for selling products or for disseminating information?

4. INTERACTIVITY - This tells about the feedback mechanism and means of

information exchange between the source and the consumer.
o Can the consumer offer comments and suggestions?
o Is it possible to ask questions?

ACTIVITY NO.1- STOP OR GO

Directions: 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.

GO HEALTH INFORMATIONS STOP

Warts are contagious.

Chocolates cause acne and pimples.
Cracking your knuckles causes arthritis.
Healthy people who eat a balanced diet do not
need supplements.
Sleeping with wet hair causes mental disorders.
Jumping from the third step of the stairs on the
first day of menstruation reduces the
number of bleeding days.
Circumcision is done for hygienic purposes only.
Touching hands of people with HIV may infect
you with such.
Putting toothpaste on burns causes irritation.
Sleep need varies depending on the individual
 ACTIVITY NO. 2- ESSENTIAL SHOPPING
LIST
Directions:
1. List five examples of health products that my family buy and consume during
the Covid19 lockdown.
2. List down your answers using the chart below.
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Health Products

How do these products affect the overall well-being of your family to fight against
Covid19?
Write your answer inside the scroll.

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