Health Lesson 1

Health Informations

THE PRACTICE OF ACQUIRING, ANALYZING, AND PROTECTING DIGITAL AND TRADITIONAL MEDICAL INFORMATION TO PROVIDE SUPERIOR HEALTH CARE

Health Information

INACCESSIBILITY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND INFORMATION, ESPECIALLY IN THE RURAL AREA IS ONE OF THE PROBLEMS OF THE HEALTH SECTOR.

INACCESSIBILITY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND INFORMATION

ONE OF THE PROBLEMS OF THE HEALTH SECTOR.

CREATED A VENUE THAT ALLOWS BETTER ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES, FACILITIES, AND INFORMATION

TO ADDRESS THE INACCESSIBILITY THE DOH TOGETHER WITH THE DOST CREATED WHAT?

HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

IT IS THE PRACTICE OF MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF HEALTH RECORDS

TRADITIONAL (PAPER-BASED) AND ELECTRONIC MEANS IN HOSPITALS
DOCTOR'S OFFICES AND CLINICS
HEALTH DEPARTMENTS
HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANIES
OTHER INFORMATION SUCH AS:
HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION'S FUNCTIONS
HEALTH RESOURCES INFORMATION
HEALTH INFORMATION
HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT IS THE PRACTICE OF MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF HEALTH RECORDS BY:

A GOOD HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM

ENSURES THE PRODUCTION, ANALYSIS DISSEMINATION AND USE OF RELIABLE AND TIMELY INFORMATION ON HEALTH DETERMINANTS, HEALTH SYSTEMS PERFORMANCE AND HEALTH STATUS.

PHILIPPINE HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE

A SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS EASY ACCESS TO HEALTH INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL TO THE BARANGAY LEVEL.

PHILIPPINE HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE

IT ENABLES THE STORAGE OF HEALTH-RELATED DATA WHICH CAN BE VIEWED BY AUTHORIZED HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. THIS CAN HELP POLICY MAKERS AND HEALTH MANAGERS TO FORMULATE BETTER HEALTH PROGRAMS.

Health products

ARE SUBSTANCES SUCH AS VITAMINS AND MINERALS, HERBAL MEDICINES, HOMEOPATHIC PREPARATIONS, ENERGY DRINKS, PROBIOTICS, AND OTHER ALTERNATIVE AND TRADITIONAL MEDICINES THAT CAN BE OBTAINED WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION AND ARE REQUIRED TO BE SAFE TO USE AS OVER-THE-COUNTER PRODUCTS

Lagundi
Sambong
Ampalaya
Garlic
Guava
Tsaang-Gubat
Yerba Buena
Niyug-Niyogan
Acapulco
Ulasimang Bato

SLANG TUYAG

10 PHILIPPINE MEDICINAL PLANT SPECIES APPROVED FOR THERAPEUTIC USE BY THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION UNDER THE DOH

Ulasimang Bato

ANTI-HYPERURICEMIA so Lowers uric acid (in gout?)

Acapulco

ANTIFUNGAL

Niyug-Niyogan

Anti-helminthic (used to expel parasitic worms)

Anti-helminthic

expel parasitic worms and other internal parasites from the body by either stunning or killing them and without causing significant damage

Yerba Buena

analgesic or anti-pyretic

anti-pyretic
analgesic

- are drugs that reduce fever.
the other are drugs that reduce pain.

Tsaang-Gubat

MOUTHWASH

Guava

ORAL/SKIN ANTISEPTIC

antiseptic

substance that reduces the risk of infection or putrefaction on living tissue

skin antiseptic

-substance for killing microorganisms on the skin
-antimicrobial agents
-not effective in the presence of bioburden (blood, saliva, body fluids)
-Ex. isopropyl alcohol

Garlic

ANTI-CHOLESTEROL

AMPALAYA

lowering blood sugar and anti-diabetes

SAMBONG

ANTI-UROLITHIASIS (KIDNEY STONES)

LAGUNDI

Cough & Asthma

Health Services

INCLUDE ALL SERVICES THAT DEAL WITH THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF DISEASE THAT PROVIDES MEDICAL TREATMENT AND CARE TO THE PUBLIC OR TO A PARTICULAR GROUPORPERSON.

PLANT PARTS
EXTRACTS
ESSENTIAL OILS
SEMI-PROCESSED
RAW MATERIALS

NATURAL INGREDIENTS CATEGORY (product coverage)

Household and Homecare Products
Human Products
Veterinary Products
Green fertilizers and Pesticides

FINISHED PRODUCTS CATEGORY: (product coverage)