MAPEH

• Health Professionals


  • People who are capable of solving health matters
  • Responsible for keeping one's health on the right track
  • Have studied and practiced procedures that would address specific health matters
• Health Professionals


  • Medical Doctors
  • Nurses
  • Midwives
  • Dentists
  • Pharmacist
• Medical Doctors


  • Have studied and undergone different trainings to become professionals and get a license
  • Capable of giving medications for different types of illnesses
  • Commonly found in hospitals and clinics
• Nurses


  • Usually assist the doctors in providing medical treatments to other people
• Midwives


  • Commonly seen caring for pregnant women before, during, and after childbirth
  • Adequately trained to be equipped for this service
• Dentists


  • Specialize in treating medical and surgical concerns of the teeth and gums
  • Can perform different procedures: Extraction, Cleaning, Filling to address a person's oral health concerns
• Pharmacist


  • Specialize in dispensing the proper medicines needed for every illness
  • Cannot sell drugs to anybody
  • There are times when they have to ask for prescriptions from the doctor to grant the request of the consumer
• Quackery


  • Quack - an ignorant, misinformed, or dishonest practitioner of medicine
  • Quackery - the practices or pretensions of a quack
  • Fraud - an act of deceiving or misrepresenting; deceit, trickery
• Health Quackery


  • Deceptive way of giving false hopes to people seeking cures for diseases
  • Different types: medical quackery, device quackery, nutritional quackery
• Types of Health Quackery


  • Medical Quackery
  • Device Quackery
  • Nutritional Quackery
• Medical Quackery


  • Promotes cure, treatment, and remedy for various illnesses
• Device Quackery


  • Uses instruments that claim to cure any illness or medical condition
• Nutritional Quackery


  • Includes food fads and nutritional practices that claim to be organic and toxin-free
  • Can be an herbal supplement, a dietary fluid, or traditional health practice
  • Inappropriately labeled products, not citing the specific substances present
  • Packages have no approval seals from certified government agencies that check product quality
• Reliable Health Information, Products, and Services

  • Source and writer - source is clearly stated and validated by medical professionals
  • Updated information - Updated data would be classified as a more reliable source than outdated ones
  • People - Doctors, who have studied different medical concerns, provide more accurate statements
  • Licensed Professionals - reliable sources for checking the quality and effect of products
  • Registered Drug Stores - Medications are more reliable if they are bought from registered drug stores
  • Health Professionals - All registered physicians have the right to provide medical diagnosis, treatments, and prescriptions
  • Health Facilities - Hospitals, walk-in surgery centers, and health centers are the facilities you can visit for any health concerns
  • Health Insurance - guarantees financial agreement between the insurance company and the person who availed the insurance