Health

• Substances Found in Cigarettes:

  1. nicotine
  2. tar
  3. carbon monoxide
  4. carcinogen
• Types of Cigarette Smoke

  1. First-hand smoke
  2. Second-hand smoke
  3. Third-hand smoke
• PCS - Philippine Cancer Society
• WHO - World Health Organization
• DOH - Department of Health
• PITAHC - Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative Health Care
• PBCC - Philippine Blood Coordinating Council
• PNRC - Philippine National Red Cross
• PHIDEA - Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency
• FDA - Food and Drugs Administration
• RA 9512: Nation Environmental Awareness and Education Act
• RA 7394: Consumer Act of the Philippines
• RA 9211: Tobacco Regulation Act
• RA 9165: Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act
• RA 8423: Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act (TAMA)
• RA 10354: The Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012
• DSWD - Department of Social Welfare and Development
• TESDA - Technical Education and Skills Development Authority
• HIV - Human Immunodeficiency Virus
• AIDS - Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
• DDA - Dangerous Drug Act
• CHED - Commission on Higher Education
• SEC - Securities Exchange Commission
• Republic Act helps people in knowing their rights as well as their liabilities in maintaining peace and order
• 3R's of Responsible Parenthood

  1. Reasons for wanting a child
  2. Resources needed to raise a child
  3. Responsibilities one has as a parent
• Reproductive Health refers to the state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease
• Forms of Complementary and Alternative Medicine

  1. Herbal Medicine
  2. Naturopathy
  3. Acupuncture
  4. Ventosa
  5. Massage
  6. Refexology
  7. Chiropractic
• Preparation of Medical Plants:

  1. Decoction
  2. Infusion
  3. Poultices
• BFAD - Bureau of Food and Drugs
• PMA - Philippine Medical Association
• CUP - Consumer Union of the Philippines
• CAP - Consumer Act of the Philippines
• HEA - Home Economic Association
• Consumer Responsibilities:

  1. Critical Awareness
  2. Action
  3. Social concern
  4. Environmental Awareness
  5. Solidarity
• Consumer Rights:

  1. Basic needs
  2. Safety
  3. Information
  4. Choose
  5. Presentation
  6. Redress
  7. Consumer education
  8. Healthy environment
• Types of Consumer:

  1. intelligent consumers
  2. spendthrift consumers
  3. close tested consumers
  4. panic buyers
  5. impulsive buyers
• Acapulco/Akapulko - skin problem
• Ampalaya - diabetes
• Garlic - hypertension
• Bayabas - antiseptic