CONSUMER HEALTH

Read situation on page 200.

 3 COMPONENTS OF CONSUMER
HEALTH

•Health Information
•Health Products
•Health Services
 HEALTH INFORMATION

• Is any concept, step, or advice that various

sources give to aid the health of an
individual.
Answer activity 3: STOP OR GO on page 202
 HEALTH PRODUCT

• Are food, drugs, cosmetics, devices, biologicals,

vaccines, in-vitro diagnostics reagents, and
household/urban hazardous substances and/or
combination of and/or derivative thereof.
 RELIABLE SOURCES

•Are licensed professionals who took up

specialized and intensive studies in the
field.
 UNRELIABLE SOURCES

• Are those people who are not experts in this

field.
 HEALTH SERVICES

• 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, emergency care, and first aid, and ensure a
follow-up program for individuals who have undergone
treatments.
 HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

• Individuals who are licensed to practice

medicine and other allied health programs.
Answer Activity 6: DOCTOR WHO? On page
205.
 CARDIOLOGIST

• Is a doctor
who’s an expert
in heart and
blood vessel
diseases.
 DERMATOLOGIST

Is a doctor who
specializes in
conditions involving the
skin, hair and nails.
 GASTROENTEROLOGIST

They specialize in
digestive diseases.
 GERIATRICIAN

Are primary care doctors

who have additional
training in treating older
adults, especially those 65
and up.
 GYNECOLOGIST

Specializes in caring for

the reproductive health of
a woman from the time
she gets her first period all
the way to the post
menopause.
 NEUROLOGIST

Is a medical doctor who

diagnoses, treats and
manages disorders of the
brain and nervous system
(brain, spinal cord and
nerves).
 ORTHOPEDIST

Is a medical specialty
focusing on injuries and
diseases affecting your
musculoskeletal system
(bones, muscles, joints and
soft tissues).
 OPHTHALMOLOGIST

Is a medical doctor
who specializes in eye
and vision care.
 PEDIATRICIAN

Is a medical doctor who

manages the physical,
behavioral, and mental
care for children from
birth until age 18.
 PULMONOLOGIST

Is a doctor who diagnoses

and treats diseases of the
respiratory system – the
lungs and other organs
that help you breath.
 UROLOGIST

Is a doctor who
specializes in
diagnosing and treating
diseases of the urinary
system.
HEALTHCARE FACILITIES
 HOSPITAL

It is an institution where people undergo medical diagnosis, care and treatment.

 INPATIENT CARE

Refers to care given to individuals who need to stay inside the hospital to receive proper treatment,
monitoring and care.
 OUTPATIENT CARE

Refers to treatment that does not require an individual to stay inside the hospital.
DIFFERENT KINDS OF
HOSPITAL
 PRIVATE HOSPITAL

Operated by
individuals to
gain profit.
 VOLUNTARY HOSPITAL

Does not require

profit because it is
owned by a
community or an
organization.
 GOVERNMENT/PUBLIC HOSPITAL

Is being run by the

state and the treatment
fees are subsidized.
 TEACHING HOSPITAL

Includes a school
for medical
students.
2 CLASSIFICATIONS OF
HOSPITALS IN THE
PHILIPPINES
 GENERAL HOSPITALS

Have complete
medical, surgical
and maternal care
facilities.
 SPECIALTY HOSPITALS

Handle a particular
disease or condition
or deal with only one
type of patient.
 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 elderly.
 MAPEH QUIZ
• Get ¼ sheet of paper.
• Identify what is being asked.
1. Is a medical doctor who
diagnoses, treats and manages
disorders of the brain and nervous
system (brain, spinal cord and
nerves).
2. Are food, drugs, cosmetics, devices,
biologicals, vaccines, in-vitro diagnostics
reagents, and household/urban hazardous
substances and/or combination of and/or
derivative thereof.
3. Operated by individuals to
gain profit.
4. Is a doctor who’s an expert
in heart and blood vessel
diseases.
5. Is any concept, step, or
advice that various sources
give to aid the health of an
individual.
6. The services in a health center
cater to a specific population with
various health needs.
7. Is a medical doctor who
specializes in eye and vision
care.
8. Have complete medical,
surgical and maternal care
facilities.
9. Is a medical doctor who manages
the physical, behavioral, and mental
care for children from birth until age
18.
10. Refers to treatment that does
not require an individual to stay
inside the hospital.
11. Is a doctor who specializes in
diagnosing and treating diseases
of the urinary system.
12. It is a facility that offers
surgery without the patient being
admitted in the hospital.
13. Is a doctor who specializes in
conditions involving the skin,
hair and nails.
14. Includes a school for
medical students.
15. It is an institution where
people undergo medical
diagnosis, care and treatment.
16. Is a medical specialty focusing
on injuries and diseases affecting
your musculoskeletal system.
17. Handle a particular
disease or condition or deal
with only one type of patient.
18. They specialize in
digestive diseases.
19. Is being run by the state and the treatment fees are subsidized.
20. Does not require profit because it is owned by a community or an organization.