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CONSUMER HEALTH

1st Quarter

Consumer

health aims to
develop a persons ability to
evaluate and utilize health
information, products, and
services wisely and effectively.
Consumer health has three
components: health
information, health products,
and health services.

Health Information
is

any concept, step, or advice that


various sources give to aid the
health status of an individual. The
information is critical as it may alter
the health conditions of a person.
Another important characteristic of
health information is that it is
continuously and rapidly changing.

Health Products
are

food, drugs, cosmetics,


devices, biologicals, vaccines, invitro diagnostic reagents, and
household/urban hazardous
substances and/or a combination
of and/or a derivative thereof
(FDA Act,2009).

Health Services

This 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, emergency care, and first aid,
and ensure a follow-up program for individuals
who have done treatments.
Health services are usually offered by
healthcare providers.
A healthcare provider is a trained professional
who provides people with healthcare.

Health Professionals
Individuals who are licensed to practice
medicine and other allied health programs.
An example of a health professional is a
physician.
A physician records the medical history of
individuals, provides diagnosis, performs
medical examinations, and prescribes
medications.
There are different types of physicians
based on their area of specialization.

Healthcare Practitioner

Allied Health Professionals

An independent
healthcare provider
who is licensed to
practice on a specific
area of the body.
Examples: Dentist,
Optometrists

Trained healthcare
provider who practices
under the supervision
of a physician or
healthcare
practitioner.
Examples: Nurses,
Pharmacists, physical
therapists.

Health Facilities

Healthcare facilities are places or institutions


that offer healthcare services.
There are different types of healthcare
facilities:
Hospital
An institution where people undergo medical
diagnosis, care and treatment.
A hospital offers different types of medical care like
inpatient and outpatient care.
Kinds of Hospitals: private, voluntary, government and
teaching
Classifications of Hospitals: General and Specialty

Walk in Surgery Center


It is a facility that offers surgery without the patient
being admitted in the hospital

Health Center
The services in a health center cater to a specific
population with various health needs.

Extended Healthcare Facility


A facility that provides treatment, nursing care, and
residential services to patients, often the elderly.

Health Insurance
A financial agreement between an
insurance company and an individual or
group for the payment of healthcare costs.
This also may pertain to a protection that
provides benefits for sickness and injury.
Health insurance may be sourced from both
public and private companies.
Example: PhilHealth

Republic Act No. 8423 (Traditional and


Alternative Medicine Act of 1997)

Provisioned

the creation of
the Philippine Institute of
Traditional and Alternative
Healthcare (PITAHC)

PITAHC-approved alternative
modalities

Naturopathy
Views diseases as 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.

Herbal Medicine
There

are 10 herbs that


are proven and tested to
have medicinal value and
approved by the
Department of Health.

HERB

MEDICINAL VALUE

ACAPULCO

For ringworm and other skin


(fungal) infections

AMPALAYA

For non-insulin dependent


diabetic patients

BAWANG

For blood pressure control

BAYABAS

For use as antiseptic to disinfect


wounds
For mouthwash or tooth decay
and gum infection

LAGUNDI

For cough and asthma

NIYOG-NIYOGAN

For intestinal worms, particularly


ascaris and trichina

SAMBONG

For urinary stones

TSAANG GUBAT

For mouthwash

PANSIT-PANSITAN

For arthritis and gout

YERBA-BUENA

For relief from body aches and


pains

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

Acupuncture
A form energy medicine where long thin needles
are inserted to specific parts of the body to affect
the energy flow. Acupuncture is believed to treat
musculoskeletal dysfunctions.

Ventosa cupping massage therapy


This procedure is done by placing inverted glasses
that have flames from burning cotton, on specific
points in the body. It is believed to relieve muscle
and joint pains

Reflexology
Similar to acupuncture, reflexology focuses on
treating specific disorders through massaging of
the soles of the feet.

Acupressure
Uses the same technique as the acupuncture. The
only difference is that acupressure does not use
needles but hands to apply pressure on certain
points of the body.

Nutrition Therapy
Nutrition therapy approaches treatment of a
medical condition by providing a tailored diet for
the patient.

QUACKERY
A form health fraud
Is any advertisement, promotion, or sale of
products and services that have not been
scientifically proven safe and effective.
It is being operated by a quack.
Three forms of Quackery

Medical quackery
Nutrition quackery
Device quackery

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