e.g.

Consumer Health is not just

-Pain relievers
about buying health products -Downers
and services. It also invovles -Vitamins
the facts and understanding -Food Supplements

that enable people to make -Acetaminophen

-Nasal sprays
wise choices
B. Cosmetic Products
Health Consumer is someone Products that are intended for external use.
who examines health e.g.
information in products and -Skin Cares

services. While the Consumer -Hair Care Products

-Oral Care Products
is the one who purchases and
What are health services?
utilizes the goods and services.
provides confidential, quality health care
Health Information is
services to students in an ambulatory
everything that is seen, read, or care setting, including triage for emergent
heard in relation to human and care, acute care visits and referrals to
community health. Knowing specialists.
them helps in choosing which Who are the Health Professionals?
can be trusted, which is fake, Medical Specialists:
or which advertisement is risky. -Anesthesiologist
-Cardiologist
What are the sources of trusted -Dermatologist
health formation? -Family practice physician
-Gynecologist
 Doctors
 Medical specialists -Internist
 Local health officials
Obstetrician
 Health teacher or workers
 BFAD -Opthalmologist
 PDA
 Phil. National Red Cross
-Surgeon
 Editors of Health Magazines Dental Specialists:
-Dentist
What are the risky health
-Endodontist
information?
-Orthodontist
 Outdated culture and traditions
-Pedodontist
 Personal options and incomplete information
 Unreliable media and testimonials -Periodontist
 Quack or Pseudo healers
-Prosthodontist

What are health products? Mental Health Practitioners:

These include medicines, medical equipment, and -Psychologists
related devices.
-Psychiatrists
What are the types of medical products?
-Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists
 Over-the-Counter Drugs
 Cosmetic Products
Other Health Professionals:
-Nurses
A. Over-the-Counter Drugs
-Midwives
Available drugs without doctor's prescription