Health Wise Consumer

refers to the welfare of people buying health products, receiving health services, and health information. It involves making decisions on what to buy and what services and information to receive to promote good health.

• Consumer Health

• Producer Health

Bath soap and shampoo are used when taking a bath. You eat bread and drink milk. You buy and use these products. They make you strong and healthy.

• Health Products

• Health Services

• Health Information

These are services offered by health professionals as well as health and hygiene-related providers. These services make you healthy. These are needed even when you are feeling well. These will help maintain your good health.

• Health Products

• Health Services

• Health Information

When your parents buy medicine, you see instructions on the box or container. This information tells you how to take the medicine. It may also tell you the bad effects of the products.

• Health Products

• Health Services

• Health Information

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Health Product

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(b) Health Services

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(c) Health Information

• A father eating in a restaurant

• A girl having a dental check-up

• A girl having a foot spa

• A boy buying a can of milk

• A father reading label on medicines

• A mother reading the information posted in a hospital

• A girl buying shampoo for hair

Who is a wise consumer?

• Plans what to buy and how much to spend

• Tries to ask for good deals and asks questions about product

• Compares product

• Report defective products or bad services

• Doesn't read the labels when buying

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Consumer Rights

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(b) Not Consumer Rights

• Right to consume expired medicines

• A consumer has the right to live in a healthy environment

• Right to complain about a defective product

• Right to learn how to be a wise consumer

• Right to be safe in using products

• Right to be represented by the government

• Right to be clueless about health

• Right to buy whatever product he/she chooses

• Right to basic needs

• Right to know the correct information about a product

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Sources of Health Information

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(b) Not reliable sources

• Doctors

• Quack Doctor

• Printed Materials

• Barber

• Market Vendor

• Government Agencies

• Dentist and Nurse

Determine what you are going to do to enjoy the given right:

You have the right to know the facts.

• I have to act or tell.

• I have to ask.

Determine what you are going to do to enjoy the given right:

You have the right to use products.

• I have to dispose of my waste properly.

• I have to burn my waste.