RECALL

Consumer Health
Consumer Health aims to
develop a person’s ability to
evaluate and utilize health
information, products, and
services wisely and
effectively.
WHAT ARE THE
Three things about
Consumer Health?
What is Quackery?
HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
– is a trained professional who
provides people with heath care.
THREE TYPES OF HEALTH
CARE PROVIDERS
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

HEALTH CARE
FACILITIES

HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
1. HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
-Individuals who are licensed to
practice medicine and other allied
health programs.
- Ex. Physician
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
 2. HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
These are places or
institutions that offer healthcare
services.
TYPES OF HEALTH CARE
FACILITIES:
HOSPITAL

WALK-IN SURGERY

HEALTH CENTER

EXTENDED HEALTHCARE
FACILITY
 HOSPITAL
▪Is an institution
where people
undergo medical
diagnosis, care
and treatment.
WALK- IN
SURGERY
CENTER
▪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
HEALTH CARE
FACILITY
▪ A facility that
provides
treatment, nursing
care, and
residential
services to
patients, often the
elderly.
KINDS OF HOSPITALS
PRIVATE – operated by individual to gain profits.

VOLUNTARY – hospital does not require profit

because it is owned by community or organization.

GOVERNMENT OR PUBLIC – is being run by the state

and the treatment fees are subsidized.

TEACHING – includes school for medical students.

 TWO CLASSIFICATION OF
HOSPITALS IN THE
PHILIPPINES:

GENERAL SPECIALTY
are complete hospital that handle a
medical, surgical particular disease or
and maternal care condition or deal with
facilities. only one type of
patient.
 3. HEALTH INSURANCE
▪Is a financial agreement between an insurance
company and an individual or group for the
payment of health costs.
▪This also may pertain to a “protection that
provides benefits for sickness and injury”.
 TYPES
OF INSURANCE
COVERAGE:
 MEDICAL INSURANCE – pays for the fees of
health professionals, laboratory test and prescription
drugs.
MAJOR MEDICAL INSURANCE: offers payment
for long term or chronic diseases like AIDS and
cancer.
HOSPITALIZATION INSURANCE – pays for the
stay of patient inside the hospital
SURGICAL INSURANCE – pays for surgery fees.
DISABILITY INSURANCE- provides financing for
members who meet accidents of suffer from illnesses.