Lecture/Reviewer 10 in Health 10 Quarter 1

Consumer health" refers to a broad hospital to receive proper treatment,

field focused on empowering individuals monitoring and care
to make informed decisions about their
Outpatient care refers to treatment that
health and wellness.
does not
Consumer Health has three components:
health information, health products, and
health services.

Health information. is information that require an individual to stay inside the

people require to make wise choices and hospital.
decisions about their health or the health
There are different kinds of hospitals:
of other people
private, voluntary, government, and
The type of information varies depending teaching
on "diseases, sexual health, weight
A private hospital is operated by
loss/gain, drugs and alcohol,
individuals to gain profit
depression/mental illness, violence,
smoking, eating disorders, acne/skin A voluntary hospital does not require
care, local clinics, and sexual assault. profit because it is owned by a
community or an organization
Health products are food, drugs,
cosmetics, devices, biological, vaccines, A government or public hospital is
in-vitro diagnostic reagents, and being run by the state and the treatment
household/ urban hazardous substances fees are subsidized.

Health services are often connected to A teaching hospital includes a school

healthcare. These programs aim to for medical students.
appraise the health conditions of
In the Philippines, there are two
individuals through screening and
classifications of hospitals: general and
examinators, cure and treat disorders,
specialty.
prevent and control the spread the
diseases, provide safety, emergency General hospitals have complete
care, and first aid, and ensure a follow-up medical, surgical, and maternal care
program for individuals who have facilities. Some examples are the
undergone treatments. Philippine General Hospital, Baguio
General Hospital, Cebu General Hospital,
I. HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
and Davao Medical Center.
Individuals who are licensed to
Specialty hospitals handle a particular
practice medicine and other allied
disease or condition or deal with only one
health programs. An example of a health
type of patient. Some examples are the
professionals is a physician. A physician
Philippine Heart Center, Lung Center of
records the medical history of individuals,
the Philippines, and National Kidney
provides diagnoses, performs medical
Transplant institute
examination, and prescribes medication
B. WALK-IN SURGERY CENTER
II. HEALTH FACILITIES
It is a facility that offers surgery without
Health facilities are places or institutions
the patient being admitted in the
that offer healthcare services.
hospital.
A. HOSPITAL
C. HEALTH CENTER
Hospital is an institution where people
The services in a health center cater to a
undergo medical diagnosis, care and
specific population with various health
treatment. A hospital offers different
needs.
types of medical care like inpatient and
outpatient care. D. EXTENDED HEALTHCARE FACILITY

Inpatient care refers to care given to A facility that provides treatment, nursing
individuals who need to stay inside the care, and residential services to patients,
often the elderly
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III. HEALTH INSURANCE In our country, Republic Act No. 8423 or
the Traditional and Alternative Medicine
"Health insurance is a financial
Act of 1997 provisioned the creation of
agreement between an insurance
the Philippine Institute of Traditional: and
company and an individual or group for
Alternative Healthcare (PITAHC), Which
the payment of healthcare costs"
works closely with the Department of
Medical insurance pays for the fees of Health.
the health professionals, laboratory tests,
"Naturopathic medicine views
and prescription drugs. Major medical
diseases as a manifestation of an
insurance offers payment for long-term
alteration in the processes by which the
or chronic diseases such as AIDS
body naturally heals itself' (Donatelle,
2006).

and cancer. Hospitalization insurance

pays for the stay of the patient inside the
hospital. Surgical insurance pays for
surgery fees. Disability insurance Naturopathy offers a wide range of
provides financing for members who natural practices including
meet accidents or suffer from illnesses.
HERBAL MEDICINE
Health insurance may be sourced from
There are 10 herbs that are proven and
both public and private companies. An
tested to have medicinal value and
example of public health insurance is
approved by the Department of Health"
PhilHealth. As mandated by law in the
(Galvez Tan, et al., 2009)
country, employees of both public and
private companies avail of PhilHealth. It 1. YERBA BUENA - For relief from body
requires a small monthly contribution aches and pains
from its members. These contributions 2. TSAANG GUBAT - For mouthwash
3. SAMBONG - For urinary stones
are saved and used for the medical care
4. BAYABAS - For disinfecting wounds/
needed by a PhilHealth member. mouthwash/tooth decay/ gum infection
WEEK 2 5. LAGUNDI - For cough and asthma
6. NIYOG-NIYUGAN - For intestinal worms
A complementary medicine is availed (ascaris and trichina)
and integrated together with traditional 7. AKAPULCO - For ringworm and other
medicine. On the other hand, alternative skin infections
8. AMPALAYA - For non-insulin dependent
medicine is offered in place of traditional
diabetic patients
medicine. 9. BAWANG - For blood pressure control
There are four major domains of 10. PANSIT-PANSITAN - For arthritis and
gout
complementary and alternative
medicine: biology-based practices, ACUPUNCTURE
energy medicine, manipulative and body-
based practices, and mind-body medicine It is a form of energy medicine where
long thin needles are inserted to specific
Examples of biologically-based practices parts of the body to affect the energy
are taking herbal medicine and availing flow, Acupuncture is believed to treat
of special diets and vitamins. musculoskeletal dysfunctions.
Energy medicine uses magnetic fields or ACUPRESSURE
biofields in belief that energy fields may
enter various points in the body. Acupressure uses the same technique as
that of acupuncture. The only difference
Manipulative and body-based practices is that acupressure does not use needles
are bodily-kinesthetic in nature and are but hands to apply pressure on certain
concerned with movement therapy. points of the body
Mind-body medicine uses mental NUTRITION THERAPY
exercises in belief that the brain is
central to the health of an individual.
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Nutrition therapy approaches treatment gauges, electrodes, magnets, and
of a medical condition by providing a blinkers) that are believed to cure certain
tailored diet for patient. health conditions.

VENTOSA CUPPING MASSAGE THERAPY BASIC RIGHTS OF A CONSUMER

This procedure is done by placing The Consumer Act of the Philippines is a

inverted glasses that have flames from law that protects the interest of the
burning cotton, on specific points in the consumer, promotes general welfare, and
body. It is believed to relieve muscle and establishes standards of conduct for
joint pains business and industry

REFLEXOLOGY RIGHT TO BASIC NEEDS - This right

guaranteed survival, adequate food,
Similar to acupuncture, reflexology
clothing, shelter, healthcare, education,
focuses on treating specific disorders
and sanitation
through massaging the soles of the feet
RIGHT TO SAFETY - This is the right to be
Quackery, a form of a health fraud, is any
protected against the marketing of goods
advertisement, promotion, or sale of
or provision of services that are
products
hazardous to health and life.

RIGHT TO INFORMATION - This is the right

and services that have not been to be protected against dishonest or
scientifically proven safe and effective misleading advertisement or labeling and
the right to be given
It is being operated by a quack. A quack
is an individual that has little or no
professional qualifications to practice
the facts and information needed to
medicine.
make an informed choice
There are three major
RIGHT TO CHOOSE - This is the right to
characteristics of health quackery
choose products at competitive prices
First, it is a big business. A huge amount with an assurance of satisfactory quality
of money is spent on fraudulent health
RIGHT TO HEARD - This is the right to
products and services
express consumer interest in making and
Second, it multiplies and spreads fast. execution of government policies

Lastly, it thrives on individuals who are RIGHT TO REDRESS - This is the right to
diagnosed with illnesses that are known be compensated for misrepresentation,
to have no cure. shoddy goods for unsatisfactory services

THE THREE FORMS OF QUACKERY RIGHT TO CONSUMER EDUCATION - This

ARE: is the right to acquire the knowledge and
skills necessary to be an informed
a. Medical quackery
costumer
Medical quackery includes cures,
RIGHT TO A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT -
treatments, and remedies of various
This is the right to live and work in an
health conditions that are drugless or
environment that is neither threatening
bloodless in nature
nor dangerous and, which permits a life
b. Nutrition quackery of dignity and well-being
Nutrition quackery 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.

c. Device quackery

Device quackery makes use of

miraculous gadgets (such as dials,-