Mapeh Grade 10 - Health
Mapeh Grade 10 - Health
CONSUMER HEALTH
Consumer health is not just about buying health products and services. It
also involves the facts and understanding that enable people to make wise
choices. Health information, health products, and health services are all related
to bringing consumer health. Health information is important to decide what
health products and health services to acquire. Health service personnel are
also sources of health information. These three factors are important to
consider in consumer health
HEALTH CONSUMER
HEALTH INFORMATION
It is very important to remember that not all you see, hear, or read about
health is correct. It is important that you know how to evaluate the reliability
of the information.
Here are the criteria that you can use in evaluating health information.
3. Disclosure - It mea it should include the purpose for giving the health
information. Is it a marketing product and service, or a primary information
content provider?
5. Safety - You should always consider safety when buying home, recreational,
sports equipment/products, or using health services.
Remember, the decision is yours. Decide if the information you get about
the products and services are useful facts or information. You are a wise
consumer if you know how to judge or evaluate the products you purchase and
the services you use.
A. Over-the-Counter (OTC)
Drugs - More than half a
million of OTC health care
products are available,
varying from mouthwashes
to pain relievers. Even
some of the most
beneficial OTC drugs can
be unsafe. The following
are examples of the risks
of using these drugs:
Pain relievers like aspirin and ibuprofen can harm the stomach lining and
lead to ulcer, while large dosages can bring kidney damage.
Acetaminophen, used for fever and pain reliever for children, if taken in
heavy doses can cause bleeding and liver pain. These pain relievers should
be taken with food and a glass of water to avoid irritation to the stomach
lining.
Prolonged use of nasal sprays that relieve congestion can cause blood
vessels in the nose to swell and can worsen congestion. This is called the
rebound effect. It can also result to bleeding and loss of the sense of
smell.
Frequent use of laxatives destroys flora in the intestinal tract, making
constipation even worse. Exercise and high-fiber diet are safer
alternatives for promoting normal defecation
B. Cosmetic Products - Many health care products are intended for external
use. Some have little effect but due to advertising campaigns and
misconceptions, they are extensively used.
Answering YES to the following questions means that you need to be more suspicious
and cautious before buying a health product.
1. Does a health product or a health service claim to be a scientific breakthrough, to have a
secret ingredient/procedure, or to be a miraculous cure or an ancient remedy/ practice?
2. Does a health product or a health service claim to cure a multiple or a wide range illness?
3. Does a health product or a health service use impressive-sounding medical terms?
4. Does a health product or a health service offer anecdotes or case histories of people who
experienced amazing results?
5. Is a health product or a health service available only from one person as its sole source
or does it need an advanced payment of money-back guarantee schemes?
6. Is a health product or a health service advertised via the Internet without including on
their website the company's name, address, phone number, and other important
information?
HEALTH SERVICES
ACTIVITIES
Who are our health service providers? They are trained health
professionals who provide medical care and services to people who need health
care. They are the physicians, health care practitioners, and other allied health
professionals.
Health Professionals
Those who are licensed to practice medicine are the physicians. They are
the most knowledgeable to get the patients' medical histories, skilled to
perform physical examination, give diagnosis, and most specially licensed to
prescribe medications. Some of them are licensed to perform an operation or
surgery.
HEALTH FACILITIES
If you consider a hospital or clinic for any treatment, you should be aware
of the licensure requirements for the various accreditations of the facility. An
accredited hospital or clinic has met rigorous standards set for the facility.
This accreditation indicates the likelihood of high quality care and services.
Your knowledge and responsible action in selecting health practitioners
and health facilities providers will reduce the likelihood of being financially or
physically abused.
The most common form of prepaid health plan, is the health maintenance
organization (HMO) that provides prepaid health care for its members. A
member of this health care plan can pay a set premium and have practically all
of the health care, including clinic visits and diagnostic tests, paid for in
advance. HMO provides care at the lowest possible cost.
ACTIVITIES
There are health specialists who will help you with your specific health problem.
The following items have some scrambled words that name the specialist for a
particular health problem. Unscramble the word and write the correct answer
on the blank.
What medical insurance programs are intended for government and private
employees?
What would you do to avoid being financially or physically abused by some health
facilities?
COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE HEALTHCARE MODALITIES
Acupuncture
Reflexology
When these zones are blocked, you experience pain and discomfort.
Massaging the appropriate reflex point can unblock the energy by stimulating
the nervous system and blood circulation, promoting self-healing and relaxing
the energy pathways. The body's natural balance then returns and the pain is
reduced.
Naturopathy
1. Name some medicinal plants that are already approved by the Department
of Health.
1. In what way do the hilot and albularyo help people in isolated area with no
health professionals?
2. Cite situations when the hilot, albularyo, and reflexologist can be very
helpful?
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QUACKERY
Quackery is the promotion of false and unproven health products and services
for a profit. It is a consumer fraud that involves the practices of promoting and
selling useless products and services. Some of the claims of these health
products are:
1. a scientific breakthrough
QUACK
HEALTH FRAUD
Quacker Approach
y
Medical It uses fake, ineffective, and risky means for claimed medical cure.
Quackery It includes d therapy, risky abortion, and diagnosis by eye
examination. Note that delaying medical treatment or cure may result
to complication and death.
Cancer Though the cause of cancer is still not thoroughly discovered, quacks
Quackery give false cures like "secret" formulas. Some known quack cures are
Koch treatment - using distilled water and Murchison - fermenting
wheat, yeast, salt, and water, and using molds. Patients may die from
delayed medical attention.
Food Quackery Quacks sell food, in which ingredients do not contain substances good
for the body and might be risky. These foods may oversupply certain
substances that may lead to kidney stones due to high salt content,
high blood due to high-protein content, or lack of it like goiter,
anemia, etc.
Arthritis and Rheumatism still has no sure cure. Because this ailment keeps coming
Rheumatism back, quacks may claim credit through the usual use of massage
Quackery devices, uranium pads, lineman and copper bracelets. Rheumatism may
become severe.
Device Quacks in the Philippines use necklaces, pyramids, and toning water to
Quackery falsely diagnose illness with these devices instead of medical
equipment like x-ray, electrocardiogram, and electroencephalogram.
Beauty Many individuals like to have a pleasing appearance. There are many
Quackery quack product being sold pretending to give beautiful skin, reduce
weight, strengthen hair, or do body parts enlargement. Effects would
include skin infections and hair loss.
Psychological This quackery involves the abuse of minds. These include Psychic
Quackery Healing like faith healers, psychic surgery, incompetent
Psychotherapy-quack therapists and fake sex therapy clinics.
Patients may have the risk of delaying medical attention and add up
to present problems or illnesses.
Balding Quack products in hair growth include pseudo hair growing shampoos,
Quackery hair weavers, special tonics, suction devices, and electric brushes.
Hair implant may result to infection while hair weaving may result to
hair loss and infection.
CONSUMER WELFARE AND PROTECTION
Our national and local agencies are having a big role in looking after the
welfare and protection of all consumers. Consumer law and consumer protection
agencies and organizations all safeguard consumers.
Consumer Laws
The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) enforces "Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act" or RA 3720 to ensure safe and good quality of foods, drugs, and
cosmetics by establishing the standard and quality of products and services.
This is under the Department of Health (DOH). This act requires that foods,
drugs, and cosmetics be produced under sanitary conditions and be proved free
from danger for consumers to use. It also requires that truthful and useful
information should be written on packages containing the product and needed
warning should be indicated.
A wise consumer should know the different consumer laws that protect
his/her health and welfare. The "Consumer Act of the Philippines" or RA 7394
will protect the interest of the consumer promote general welfare, and to
establish standards of conduct for business and industry. Consumers must also
know the different private organizations that also help protect consumers. As a
consumer, you can also help protect yourself by returning faulty products to the
manufacturer.
You can also help others if you take action to protect yourself as a
consumer. Be a vigilant and a wise consumer.
Consumers have basic rights. They have the right to be protected from
the selling of dangerous and unsafe products. They also have the right to be
protected from misleading information/advertising. Consumers can ask for the
complete information they need to know to make good choices in buying a
product. Their right to speak out when not satisfied with the products/ services
should be exercised.
It is your responsibility to be –
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