HEALTH 10

(First Grading)

CONSUMER HEALTH

COMPILATION OF LECTURES
MRS. LILA G. FRANCO

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Unit 1: Consumer Health

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Answer the following .
 Where did you last spend your money?

 What item did you buy? Why?

 What kind of service did you last avail?

 Who recently shared with you a new

health information?

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Health- the state of complete physical,
mental, social, emotional and spiritual well-
being of an individual.

 Consumer Health Education –

the process of assisting you to
acquire the correct information
and understanding so that you
will able to make wise decision
about a certain health item.

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CONSUMER
 Consumer- means a natural person who
is a purchaser, lesses, recipient or
prospective purchaser or recipient of
products, services or credit.

 Health Consumer- refers to the decisions

you make about the purchase of product
and use of product and use of health
information and services that will have
direct effect on your health.
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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.

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CONSUMERS…

 Acquire health information

 Purchase health products

 Avail of health services to appraise, improve,

and maintain our health

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Consumer Rights and
Responsibilities:
Being a good consumer means knowing what to
look out for and what to avoid.
 1. The right to safety- to be protected
against product, production, process and
services that are hazardous to health or
life.
 2. Right to be informed- to be given facts
needed to make an informed choice and
protected against dishonest or misleading
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 3. The right to Choose- to be able to select
from a range of products and services and
competitive prices with an assurance
satisfactory quality.
 4. Right to Basic Needs, which guarantees
survival, adequate food, clothing, shelter,
health care, education and sanitation. With
this right, consumers can look forward to
the availability of basic and prime
commodities at affordable prices and good
quality.

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 Right to Representation—the right to
express consumer interests in the making
and execution of government policies.
 6 Right to Redress— the right to be
compensated for misrepresentation,
shoddy goods or unsatisfactory services.
 7 Right to Consumer Education, which is
the right to acquire knowledge and skills
necessary to be an informed customer

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 8. Right to a Healthy Environment—the
right to live and work in an environment
which is neither threatening nor
dangerous and which permits a life of
dignity and well-being.

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Techniques/ Appeal to lure
consumer to buy products:
 1. Bandwagon Appeal- The argument that
since something is popular or everybody
is doing it, so should you. Think of peer
pressure or popularity as being the basis
of the argument.
 2. Testimony Appeal. Testimony appeal
includes a promotion by a well-known
person who says that a product or
service is the best one for the consumer.

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 3. Snob appeal refers to the qualities
or attributes of a product that might
appeal to a consumer with "snobby"
tastes. It may refer to the actual
product itself or the exclusivity the
consumer could potentially
experience as a result of owning the
product that is being advertised.
 4. False Image Appeal. The false image
appeal attempts to convince
consumers that they will give a certain
impression if the use the product.
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 5. Reward Appeal. The reward appeal tells
consumers that they will receive a special
prize or gift if they buy a product.
 6. Humor Appeal. The humor appeal uses
a slogan, jingle, or cartoon to keep the
consumer's attention.
 7. Scientific Evidence Appeal. The scientific
evidence appeal gives consumers the
results of survey or laboratory tests to
provide confidence in a product.

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LESSON II- CRITERIA, GUIDELINES AND
EVALUATION OF CONSUMER
PRODUCTS
 Health Information- is the data and
facts you got from media and people
including the professionals and agencies.
 -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.

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II. Health Products
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 Health products are those substances,

materials and equipment prepared or
manufactured for you to buy and use in the
maintenance of health and the treatment of
diseases. Example: Foods, cosmetics, cars,
appliances, medicines and others.

-are items that we consume to improve our

well-being, like medicine, food, clothes, furniture,
electronics, etc.

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III. Health Services
Health Services- refers to the health
information, actions, and procedures or
work furnished or supplied to help satisfy
your needs and wants as a consumer.
Health Services-are programs we avail from
various providers such as physicians, nurses,
therapists, health workers, hospitals, clinics,
and the government.

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 Health services are often connected to
healthcare. 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.

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 “A healthcare practitioner is an
independent healthcare provider who
is licensed to practice on a specific
area of the body” . Some examples of
healthcare practitioners are podiatrists
(who specialize in the problems of the
feet), dentists, and optometrists.

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ALLIED Health Professionals
 An allied health professional is a
trained healthcare provider who
practices under the supervision of a
physician or healthcare practitioner” .
Nurses, dieticians, pharmacists, and
physical therapists are examples of
allied health professionals.

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HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
 “A healthcare provider is a trained
professional who provides people with
healthcare”
 A health professional or healthcare
provider is an individual who provides
preventive, curative, promotional or
rehabilitative health care services in a
systematic way to people, families or
communities.

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HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
Medical Doctors – both Generalist and
Specialist Practitioners, including Public
Health Doctors .
 Ophthalmology - is the branch of
medicine that deals with the anatomy,
physiology and diseases of the eye.

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 An Ophthalmologist is a specialist in
medical and surgical eye problems.
Since ophthalmologists perform
operations on eyes, they are both
surgical and medical specialists. A
multitude of diseases and conditions
can be diagnosed from the eye.

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 Neurology - is a branch of medicine
dealing with disorders of the nervous
system. Neurology deals with the
diagnosis and treatment of all
categories of conditions and disease
involving the central and peripheral
nervous system . A neurologist is a
physician specializing in neurology and
trained to investigate, or diagnose and
treat neurological disorders.

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 Pediatrics - is the branch of medicine that
deals with the medical care of infants,
children, and adolescents.
 Psychiatrist is a physician who specializes
in psychiatry, which is to say in the
diagnosis and treatment of mental
disorders.
 Surgeon is a doctor who performs
operations. Surgeons may
be physicians, dentists, or veterinarians.
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 A surgical practitioner is a healthcare
professional who specializes in the
planning and delivery of a patient's
perioperative care, including during the
anesthetic, surgical and recovery stages.

 Pulmonology is a medical specialty that

deals with diseases involving the
respiratory tract.

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 A geriatric care practitioner plans and
coordinates the care of the elderly and/or
disabled to promote their health, improve
their quality of life, and maintain their
independence for as long as possible.

 Dentist- person who treat teeth/ gum

disease.

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Differentiate…
Healthcare Practitioner
-is an independent
healthcare provider who is
licensed to practice on a
specific area of the body.
Example:
 Podiatrists (who specialize
in the problems of the
feet),
 Dentists
 Optometrists
Health Professional
-is a trained
healthcare provider who
practices under the
supervision of a physician or
healthcare practitioner”
Example:
 Nurses
 Dieticians
 Pharmacist
 Physical Therapists
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B. Healthcare Facilities
-are places or institutions that offer
healthcare services.

TYPES OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES

a. Hospital
b. Walk-In Surgery Center
c. Health Center
d. Extended Healthcare Facility

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I. HOSPITAL
- is an institution where people undergo
medical diagnosis, care and treatment
Different types of medical care
 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.

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Kinds of hospital
 Private hospital
- is operated by individuals to gain profit.
 Voluntary hospital .
-does not require profit because it is owned
by a community or an organization.
 Government or public hospital
-is being run by the state and the treatment
fees are subsidized.
 Teaching hospital
-includes a school for medical

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Two Classifications of Hospitals
General hospitals Specialty hospitals
-have complete -handle a particular
medical, surgical, and disease or condition or
maternal care facilities. deal with only one type of
patient.
Examples :
 General Hospital Examples :
 Baguio General Hospital  Philippine Heart Center
 Cebu General Hospital  Lung Center of the
 Davao Medical Center.
Philippines
 National Kidney
Transplant Institute.

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II. Walk-In Surgery Center
- it is a facility that offers surgery without the patient being
admitted in the hospital.

III. Health Center

- the services in a health center cater to a specific population
with various health needs.

IV. Extended Healthcare Facility

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

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C. Health Insurance
- is 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”
Types of Coverage
 medical insurance
 major medical insurance
 hospitalization insurance
 surgical insurance
 disability insurance

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 Extended Healthcare Facility - A facility
that provides treatment, nursing care, and
residential services to patients, often the
elderly.
 Health Insurance- - is 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”

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Republic Act No. 8423 or the
Traditional and Alternative
Medicine Act of 1997
provisioned the creation of the
Philippine Institute of Traditional
and Alternative Healthcare
(PITAHC)

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Philippine's common traditional
medicine practitioners include the
following:
 • hilot or manghihilot acts as a midwife,
a chiropractor or massage therapist to
promote health and healing,
 • Tawas or mangtatawas, this
practitioner uses alum, candles, smoke,
paper, eggs and other mediums to
diagnose the cause of illness associated by
prayers and incanteations
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 Albularyo, a general practitioner
who uses a combination of healing
modalities that may include prayers,
incantations, mysticism and
herbalism. Albularyos claim to draw
healing powers from a supernatural
source (shamanism).

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 • Medico, a general practitioner similar
to an albularyo but integrates western
medicine to promote healing.

 • Faith healers, a practitioner who

claims divine power bestowed by the
Holy Spirit or God. A patient is required
to have faith and believe in divine powers
to effect healing.

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 Naturopathy

“Naturopathic medicine views diseases as a

manifestation of an alteration in the
processes by which the body naturally heals
itself. Naturopathy offers a wide range of
natural practices including herbal medicine
acupuncture, acupressure, nutritional
therapy, and ventosa cupping massage
therapy.

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 Quackery
-a form of a 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.

Quack
-is an individual that has little or no
professional qualifications to practice
medicine. He/She also pretentiously uses
meaningless medical jargon and relies on
scare tactics, paranoid accusations, and
quick fixes.

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Three forms of quackery are:

a. Medical quackery
- includes cures, treatments,
and remedies of various health
conditions that are drugless or
bloodless in nature.

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NUTRITITION QUACKERY
b. Nutrition quackery
- involves promotion of food fads
and other nutritional practices that
claim to be all-natural. These are
believed to have beneficial properties
of multiple plants in one product.

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Device quackery
c. Device quackery
- makes use of miraculous
gadgets (such as dials, gauges,
electrodes, magnets, and
blinkers) that are believed to
cure certain health conditions.

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 Other alternative Medicines:
1. Acupuncture- is a form of alternative
medicine and a key component of
traditional (TCM) involving thin
needles inserted into the body at
acupuncture points. It can be
associated with the application of
heat, pressure, or laser light to these
same points. Acupuncture is
commonly used for pain relief, though
it is also used for a wide range of
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ACUPUNCTURE

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VENTOSA/ CUPPING THERAPHY
2. Ventosa / Cupping Theraphy-
Cupping therapy is an ancient form of
therapy in which a local suction is
created on the skin; practitioners
believe this mobilizes blood flow in
order to promote healing.Suction is
created using heat (fire) or
mechanical devices (hand or
electrical pumps).
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VENTOSA

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REFLEXOLOGY
3. Reflexology- Reflexology is the
application of appropriate pressure
to specific points and areas on the
feet, hands, or ears. Reflexologists
believe that these areas and reflex
points correspond to different body
organs and systems, and that pressing
them has a beneficial effect on the
organs and person's general health.
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MASSAGE THERAPHY
Massage therapy is manual manipulation of soft
body tissues (muscle, connective tissue,
tendons and ligaments) to enhance a person’s
health and well-being.
TYPES OF MASSAGE THERAPHY
Relaxation massage - also known as Swedish massage;
practiced in settings like spas, wellness centers and
resorts
Rehabilitative massage – also known as deep tissue,
medical, therapeutic or clinical massage; practiced in
many settings like clinics, hospitals and chiropractic
offices.

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MASSAGE THERAPHY

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

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

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Herbal medicine
There are 10 herbs that are proven and tested
to have medicinal value and approved by the
Department of Health.

The following are the 10 Medicinal Plants in the

Philippines endorsed by DOH:
1. Akapulko (Cassia alata) a medicinal plant
called "ringworm bush or schrub" and
"acapulco" in English, this Philippine herbal
medicine is used to treat tinea infections, insect
bites, ringworms, eczema, scabies and itchiness.
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AKAPULCO

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AMPALAYA
2. Ampalaya (Momordica
charantia) Common names include
"bitter melon " or "bitter gourd " in
English. This Philippine herbal
medicine has been found to be
effective in the treatment of diabetes
(diabetes mellitus), hemorrhoids,
coughs, burns and scalds, and being
studied for anti-cancer properties.
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AMPALAYA

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BAWANG
3. Bawang (Allium sativum)
Common name in English is
"Garlic". Bawang is a used in
Philippine herbal medicine to treat
infection with antibacterial, anti-
inflammatory, anti-cancer and anti-
hypertensive properties. It is widely
used to reduce cholesterol level in
blood.
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BAWANG

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BAYABAS

4. Bayabas (Psidium guajava) -

"Guava" in English. A Philippine herbal
medicine used as antiseptic, anti-
inflammatory, anti-spasmodic,
antioxidant hepatoprotective, anti-
allergy, antimicrobial, anti-plasmodial,
anti-cough, antidiabetic, and
antigenotoxic in folkloric medicine.
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BAYABAS

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LAGUNDI
5. Lagundi (Vitex negundo) -
known as "5-leaved chaste tree" in
English is used in Philippine herbal
medicine to treat cough, colds and
fever. It is also used as a relief for
asthma & pharyngitis, rheumatism,
dyspepsia, boils, and diarrhea.

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LAGUNDI

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NIYOG-NIYOGAN
6. Niyog-niyogan (Quisqualis
indica L.) - is a vine known as
"Chinese honey suckle". This
Philippine herbal medicine is
used to eliminate intestinal
parasites.

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NIYOG-NIYOGAN

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 SAMBONG
7. Sambong (Blumea balsamifera)-
English name: "Ngai camphor or
Blumea camphor" is a Philippine herbal
medicine used to treatkidney stones,
wounds and cuts, rheumatism, anti-
diarrhea, anti spasms, colds and coughs
and hypertension.

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SAMBONG

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TSAANG GUBAT
8. Tsaang Gubat (Ehretia
microphylla Lam.) - English :"Wild
tea" is a Philippine herbal
medicine taken as tea to treat
skin allergies including eczema,
scabies and itchiness wounds in
child birth

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TSAANG GUBAT

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PANSIT- PANSITAN
9. Ulasimang Bato | Pansit-
Pansitan(Peperomia pellucida) is a
Phillipine herbal medicine known
for its effectivity in treating
arthritis and gout.

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PANSIT- PANSITAN

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YERBA BUENA
10. Yerba Buena (Clinopodium
douglasii) - commonly known as
Peppermint, is used in Philippine
herbal medicine as analgesic to
relive body aches and pain due to
rheumatism and gout. It is also
used to treat coughs, colds and
insect bites
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YERBA BUENA

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Consumer protection
Laws are powerful means of
protecting the welfare of the
consumer. The government
enforces several laws and
regulations related to food and
other products. The law ensures
safety and good quality of food,
drugs, cosmetics, milk and other
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Republic Act 7394 (RA 7394) is the
"Consumer Act of the Philippines"
which was promulgated on July 15,
1992. It is the policy of the State to
protect the interest of the
consumer, promote his general
welfare and to establish standards of
conduct for business and industry.

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CONSUMER LAWS
1.Republic Act # 3720- The Food,
Drug and Cosmetics Act. This law
states the policy of the government
in ensuing safe and good quality
food, drugs and cosmetics and to
regulate the production, sale and
traffic of the same to protect the
health of the people.
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Proclamation 822. The Philippine
Consumer Protection Law This
proclamation states that the protection of
the consuming public against unreasonable
price increase.
3. RA 3740- This act penalizes fraudulent
advertising, mislabeling or misbranding of
any product.

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RA 8976- This act establishes the
Philippine Food Fortification
Program. It is mandatory to
increase the nutritive value of
rice, sugar, flour and cooking oil.
5. RA 8172- This act promotes
salt iodization nationwide.

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THANK YOU

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