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Consumer health
 Group
scoring!!
FORM OF QUACKERY
THAT USES
EQUIPMENT THAT
USES BELIEVED TO
BE CURED ILLNESS.
answer
 Alternative medicine
practice where needles
are inserted in some
specific of the body

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ACUPUNCTURE

ANSWER
 Sales of products that
are not scientifically
proven to be affective;
fraudulent advertisement
or promotion
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QUACKERY
ANSWER
Public health
insurance
mandated by
Philippine law
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philhealth
answer
Allied health
professional
who provides
healthcare
to patients in hospitals
 nurse
answer
Discussion
3 components of consumer health
• HEALTH INFORMATION-
is any concept, step,
or advice that various
sources give to aid the
health status of an
individual.
Stop or Go!
• Listen to the following health
information. Raise GO if it is
scientifically true and proven
and raise STOP if it is not.
1. Sleeping with wet
hair causes mental
disorders.
2.Sleep need varies
depending on the
individual.
3. Healthy people who
eat a balanced diet do
not need supplements.
4. Touching hands of
People with HIV may
Infect you with such.
5. Warts are
contagious.
3 components of consumer
health
• HEALTH PRODUCTS-
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biologicals, vaccines
and etc.
3 components of consumer health
•Health Services
• -are usually offered by
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people with healthcare.

Different types of Healthcare providers

I. Health Professionals
- individuals who are licensed
to practice medicine and other
allied health programs. An example
of a health professional is a
Physician.
II. Healthcare facilities
• A. hospital- an institution where people undergo
medical diagnosis care and treatment.
• B. Walk-In surgery center- facility that offers surgery
w/o the patient being admitted in the hospital.
• C. Health Center-The services in ahealth center cater
to a specific population with various health needs.
• D. Extended Healthcare Facility- facilty that
provides treatment, nursing care, and residential services
to patients often the elderly.
III. HEALTH INSURANCE
• A financial agreement between an
insurance company and an individual or
group for the payment of healthcare
costs.
• Naturo
pathic
medici
ne
views
diseas
es as a
manife
Naturopathy

station
of an
alterati
on in
the
proces
sed by
which
the
body
naturall
y heals
itself.

• Herba
Activity
time!
Herbal medicine approved by
DOH
• akapulco • niyog-niyogan
• ampalaya • sambong
• bawang • tsaang gubat
• bayabas • pansit-pansitan
• lagundi • yerba buena
Akapulco- ringworm/other skin
fungal infection
Ampalaya-for non insulin dependent
diabetic patients.
Bawang- for blood pressure
Bayabas- use as antiseptic to
disinfect wounds.
Lagundi- for cough and asthma.
Niyog-Niyogan- for intestinal worms
Sambong- for urinary stones.
Tsaang Gubat- for mouthwash
Pansit-Pansitan- for arthritis and gout
Yerba buena- for relief from body
aches and pains
Examples of alternative medicine
1. ACUPUNCTURE
VENTOSA CUPPING MASSAGE THERAPY
ACUPRESSURE
REFLEXOLOGY
NUTRITION THERAPY
QUACKERY
• a. Medical
quackery- medical
quackery includes
cures, treatments, and
remedies of various
health conditions that
are drugless or
bloodless in nature.
• b. Nutrition
quackery- involves
promotion of food fads
and other nutritional
practices that claim to
be all-natural. These
are believed to have
The three forms of quackery are:

beneficial properties of
multiple plants in one
product.
• C. Device
quackery-
device
quackery
makes use of
miraculous
gadgets (such
as dials,
gauges,
electrodes,
magnets, and
The three forms of quackery are:

blinkers) that
are believed to