Consumer Well-Being

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• >learning how to be a wise consumer  >knowing products and services affecting our health

1. Health Information

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   • >Concepts, steps and guidance >Very beneficial in individual's health >The six terms displayed play a big role in creating Health Information.  
   1. credibility
   2. content
   3. disclosure
   4. links
   5. interactivity
   6. design
2. Health Services

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   • >Action, procedures and programs >Assist by health providers   
3. Health Products

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   • >items that improve our health or well-being
4. Different Types of Consumers
   1. Spend Thrift

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      • >A buyer who showers himself with lots of luxuries and lavish himself.
   2. Closed-Fisted Buyer

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      • >Store a lot of money or saving money a lot but denying his needs.
   3. Wasteful

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      • >A consumer that buys more than what they could consume.
   4. Bargain Addict

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      • >A buyer who is obsess in bargain.
   5. Intelligent

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      • >A buyer who prioritize needs first and lessen purchasing actions.
   6. Panic Buyer

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      • >nervous or uncomfortable in rising of product/services' prices.
   7. Impulsive Buyer

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      • Doesn't prioritize needs and regrets in the near future.
5. Kinds of Hospital
   1. Government Hospital

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      • Also known as "Public Hospital" >It is under by the state and fees are support financially.
   2. Voluntary Hospital

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      • >It is a hospital without a profit. >Owned by the organization
   3. Private Hospital

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      • >It is privately funded hospital owned by either profit company or non-profit org. 
   4. Teaching Hospital

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      • >It is for education purposes that studies the field of medical health care.
6. Health Service Providers

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   • Medical Specializations and treatment: >Psychiatrist EMOTIONAL & MENTAL DISORDER >Physical Therapist LOW BACK INJURIES SPINAL CHORD INJURIES STROKE >Ophthalmologist EYE DISORDER >Oncology CANCER TREATMENT >Nephrologist KIDNEY DISORDER >Dermatologist SKIN DISORDER >Cardiology HEART DISORDER >Geriatrician CARING OLD PEOPLE >Hematologist BLOOD DISORDER >Neurologist NERVOUS SYSTEM  >Pulmonologist LUNG DISORDER >Pediatrician CHILD'S HEALTH >Obstetrician/Gynecologist PREGNANCY WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE DISORDER >Rheumatology JOINT PAIN MUSCULOSKELETAL >Radiology X-RAY ULTRASOUND CT SAN MRI
   1. Give Primary care, Nursery Care and Specialty Care
   2. Health Professionals, Health facilities and Health Insurance

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      • Health Insurance-Under between financial agreement and individuals. Insurance company. Health Facilities-a place use for health medical services. Health Professionals-Doctor, Nurses, etc. 
7. Beware of Quackery

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   • Quackery-fraudulent promotion or sale of product/services.