aims to develop a person's ability to evaluate and utilize health information, products, and services wisely and effectively

components of consumer health

any idea that we hear from people around us, read from books and other printed materials, or from the media that influence our health.

It is information that people require to make wise choices and decisions about their health or the health of other people

items that we consume to improve our well-being these are food, drugs, cosmetics, devices, biologicals, vaccines, in-vitro diagnostic reagents, and household/urban hazardous substances and/or a combination of and/or a derivative thereof (FDA Act, 2009). These products may be purchased from various places like supermarkets, pharmacies, and hospitals.

- are programs we avail from various providers such as physicians, nurses, therapists, health workers, hospitals, clinics, and the government. Some examples of these health services are insurance, treatment and cure, complementary and alternative medicine.

sources of health information and products are licensed professionals who took up specialized and intensive studies in the field.

sources of information and products are those from people who are not experts in this field.

a trained professional who provides people with healthcare.

Individuals who are licensed to practice medicine and other allied health programs.

example of health professionals

records the medical history of individuals, provides diagnoses, performs medical examinations, and prescribes medications

heart and blood vessel

skin, hair and nails

digestive system

focus on old patient

focus on female reproductive health

brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves and muscles

skeletal and muscular system

eyes

children

respiratory system

urinary system

places or institutions that offer healthcare services.

types of healthcare facilities

facility that offers surgery without the patient being admitted in the hospital.

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

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

financial agreement between an insurance company and an individual or group for the payment of healthcare costs

is a form of energy medicine where long thin needles are inserted to specific parts of the body to affect the energy flow. Acupuncture is believed to treat musculoskeletal dysfunctions.

This procedure is done by placing inverted glasses that have flames from burning cotton, on specific points in the body. It is believed to relieve muscle and joint pains.

focuses on treating specific disorders through massaging of the soles of the feet.

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

approaches treatment of a medical condition by providing a tailored diet for the patient.

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form of a health fraud. is any advertisement, promotion, or sale of products and services that have not been scientifically proven safe and effective

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.

forms of quackery

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

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.

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