MAPEH UNIT 3 HEALTH: Consumer health education

lesson 9: A wise choice for a better health

Consumer health Refers to the decision you make about the purchase and use of health, products, and services that will have a direct effect on your health.

Health informations The data and facts about health products and services you can get from media and people.

Health products The substance, materials or equipments prepared or manufactured for you to buy and use for the maintenance of health and the treatment of disease.

Health service The health information furnished, and actions, procedures or work performed to help satisfy your needs and wants as a costumer.

Consumer health educations The process of assisting you to acquire the information and understanding so that you will be able to make wise decision about a certain health item.

Appeal technique to lure customers

Bandwagon appeal This Kind of advertisement says that everyone is using the product, so be among the majority.

Snob appeal In this Kind of advertisement, it is said that if you buy and use the product, you will be one of the very few who have purchased a high quality product.

Testimony appeal Well-known people and celebrities are used as product endorsers.

False image appeal This advertisement speaks promises of a better and more successful life for those who use such product.

hUmor appeal These advertising usually uses funny songs or jingles, slogans, or illustrations to catch the customer’s attention.

Reward appeal This advertising uses prizes and bonuses to product buyers.

Scientific evidence appeal Scientific-like information regarding the product is used in this kind of advertisement, doctors, dentists or medical technologists are used as the product’s first consumers.

Lesson 10: quackery: to ban or to adopt?

Quacks People who perform healing procedures or prescribe remedies for illness even without formal education and license.

quackery Involves the use of methods that are not scientifically accepted.

Health fads Also known as consumer myths or consumer craze; refers to beliefs on health that become popular quickly, stay on briefly, then die down eventually

albularios Use plants to cure illness

hilots Assists in giving birth, provides cure for sprains and muscle pains, and gives advice on family matters are the roles it plays.

Medicines supported by german E and WHO

GARlic (bawang) Ginger (luya) Gotokuba herb ( takip kuhol) Onion (sibuyas) Rhubarb herb (rubarbo) Turmeric root (dilaw)

Herbs also popular in the philippines

Cayene (siling haba, siling labuyo) Garlic (bawang) Ginger (luya) Tea (tsaa)

Lesson 11: consumer right

Rights of the consumers

The right to safety The right to be free from any harm that any product or service can bring.

The right to choose Nobody should force customers to purchase the products against his free will.

The right to be informed Consumers must be correctly informed about the use, purpose, dosage, etc. of products and services through proper labelling.

The right to be heard Complaints or question by customers about products or services must be heard and acted upon by manufacturers, distributors, and authorities.

The right to have problems corrected Products that are defective must be replaced, and payments for services that are not satisfactory must be returned to unsatisfied customers.

The right to consumer education Consumers should be given knowledge regarding their rights, appropriate protection to avoid being victims of false products and services.

Lesson 12: legal protection of consumers

Government agencies’ responsibility

Bureau of food and drugs

The university of the philippines law center and the consumer federated groups of the philippines

Department of health

Consumers’ responsibilities

Guard against wasteful spending on products Get information about the products or services to be purchased Report fraud and suspected fraudulent practices to proper authorities

Legal protection of the consumer

Republic act no. 3720: The food, drug and cosmetics act This law declared the policy of the country to ensure safe and good quality of food, drug and cosmetics and to regulate the production, sale and traffic of the same to protect the health of the people.

Proclamation no. 822: The philippines consumer law This proclamation stated that the protection of the consuming public against unreasonable price increase or fraudulent practices should be the continuing concern of the government.

Republic act no. 3740 An act to penalize fraudulent advertising, mislabeling or misbranding of any product.

Republic act no. 428 An act declaring illegal the possession, sale or distribution of fish or other aquatic animal, disabled or killed by means of dynamite or other explosive toxic substances and providing penalties thereof.

Executive order no. 913 Strengthens the rule making and adjudicating powers of the department of trade and industry in order to further protect the consumer.

Presidential decree no. 187 Prescribes the use of the metric system of weights and measures as the standard measurement for all products, commodities, materials, utilities and services in all business and legal transaction.

Act no. 3740 amended by commonwealth no. 46 States that products, commodities of any kind, imported or locally manufactured shall be properly packed and labeled, marked or branded to represent the true character, amount, value, contents, properties and condition of the article on the materials of which it is composed.

Prepared and submitted by: John Felix endaya Christian jason benaldo Kristian kevin perez Ronald tallo Jonel gallardo

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