Consumer Health

Reporter:
Jenny Lyn E. Firman
 I am a Consumer!
Guess What…
Column A Column B
1. A place where we go when we
like to have a new haircut ___________________
2. It is a thing we use when we ___________________
brush our teeth.
3. It is the date on the label of food,
medicine, cosmetic or device and
after this date, it is no longer ___________________
permissible to sell them.
 Consumer

• is a person who uses information,

products and services that are
important to health.
 Health information
• Comes from a various sources:
• 2 Types of sources: reliable and unreliable
• Reliable information – gives correct,
scientific, updated, safe and healthful
facts.
 Health information
• Unreliable information – gives
information that is not true.
-usually comes from individuals and
institutions with personal interest and
commercial purposes.
 Health Products
• Food
• Shampoo
• Soap
• Medicines
• Tootpaste
 Providers of Health

• Doctor • Parlor
• Dentist • Barber shop
• Nurse • Restaurant
• Albularyo • Barangay Health Center
• Hospital • DOH (Department of
Health
 Developmental Activities
Act out the following situations:
• A. Mother and child buying fruits and vegetables at
the market
• B. A barber trimming the hair of a boy
• C. A buyer reading the information label of the
medicine
 Answer the following questions:
• Who are buying fruits and vegetables? Why are they buying?
What do we call a person who is buying products for his/her
own use?
• What service is the boy using? Who is giving the service?
• Why does the buyer read the label of the medicine?
• What do we call this information?
 Generalization

• Who is a consumer?
• What are the components of consumer
health?
• Give examples for each component.
 Evaluation: Label the pictures. Write HI for Health
Information, HP for Health
Product and HS for Health Service. Do this in your notebook.
1. 2.
3. 4.

5.
 My Consumer Rights

• Identify consumer rights

• Practice consumer rights when buying
• What is the woman doing?
• What is the man doing?
• Do you also do these? Why?
Different Consumer’s Rights
 1. Right to Basic Needs
• This right guarantees survival,
adequate food, clothing, shelter,
health, care, education and sanitation.
 Ways to practice our rights to basic needs:
• Prioritize your needs
• Look for quality, not quantity
• Be quality conscious, not brand conscious
• Do not engage in panic buying
• In times of crisis/calamity, be vigilant in ensuring
that basic commodities are available in the market
 2. Right to Safety
• Consumers have the right to be
protected from products and services
that may be dangerous to one’s health.
 Ways to Practice our Rights to Ensure our
Safety
• Read labels and study the effectiveness of the product,
ingredients, how it works or operate.
• If labels have warning signs they should be kept out of
children’s reach.
• Ask for sample testers for large quantity of goods.
• If not satisfied, ask the salesman to explain the details of
the product.
 3. Right to Information
• The right to be given facts and information
needed to make a wise choice so as not to be
misled by advertisements that make false or
dishonest claims about the product.
 What to do?
• Before buying the product, be sure to read labels and
know the information such as content, number of
pieces, manufacturing and expiration dates,
ingredients and care instructions, including
warranties/guarantees or service contracts.
• Consult somebody who purchased the same product.
 4. Right to Choose
• This is the right to choose a product
at a competitive price with assurance
of high quality performance.
 What to do?
• Specify what you really need to buy. Buy only what is important. It
maybe cheaper to buy big sizes, but it may not be what you need.
• Canvass before buying. Compare products in terms of price, quality,
and quantity.
• Read manuals/instructions carefully. If product testers are available,
be sure to try these.
• If there are special offers like BUY 1 TAKE 1, compare with regular
prices just to check that you are not paying for the free item.
Write the letter of the consumer’s right that is shown
in the picture. Write your answer in your notebook.

• A. Right to Choose
• B. Right to Information
• C. Right to Safety
• D. Right to Basic Needs