PE and Health 10 First Term Reviewer

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering e-health literacy, digital health tools, maternal health, trimesters of pregnancy, and essential newborn care based on the PE and Health 10 lecture notes.

e-health

The use of information and communication technologies in support of health and health-related fields, including health-care services, health surveillance, and health education.

mHealth

A subset of eHealth involving the use of mobile wireless technologies, such as handheld electronic devices like cell phones and tablets, for public health and health services delivery.

Digital Health Literacy

The ability to use technology to find, understand, and evaluate health information from digital sources like websites, apps, and social media.

Health Literacy

A basic understanding of health concepts and language, including the ability to understand medical terms and interpret health graphs and charts.

Healthcare Empowerment

The capacity to actively engage with digital health services, such as setting up patient portals and communicating with healthcare providers.

Empowered E-Health User

An individual who feels safe and in control when using digital health services, knows how to avoid scams, and protects their privacy.

Active Involvement

The motivation to engage with digital health services, learn new skills, and make health behavior changes based on information learned.

Digital Tools

Online platforms or software applications used to perform quick and optimized functions that might otherwise be difficult.

Online Health Information

All health-related information communicated through or available on the Internet.

Digital Health

A discipline including digital care programs and technologies that integrate health with society to enhance efficiency.

Personal health records (PHRs)

Electronic versions of a patient's medical record stored and managed by the patients themselves to track data like lab results and medications.

Telehealth

A service that allows patients to see a doctor or healthcare provider remotely using videoconferencing or other technology.

Virtual reality (VR)

Technology used in healthcare for pain relief, relaxation, exposure therapy for anxiety, and training healthcare providers.

Artificial intelligence (AI)

Technology used to develop digital health tools like chatbots for patient questions and personalized medicine tailored to individual data.

Telemedicine

The use of telecommunications technology to deliver healthcare services, such as remote diagnosis and treatment of patients.

Electronic health records (EHRs)

Electronic systems used by healthcare organizations to store and manage patient health information.

Health information exchange (HIE)

The sharing of health information between different healthcare organizations.

SIMpill

A specific medication reminder technology mentioned as part of the World Health Organization's mHealth initiatives.

Maternal and Child Health (MCH)

The health and well-being of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum, as well as the nutrition and protection of infants and children.

Maternal Health

The care given to women before, during, and after pregnancy to maintain physical, mental, emotional, and social health.

Anemia

A pregnancy-related concern involving low iron levels that can cause weakness and dizziness.

Gestational Diabetes

A condition characterized by high blood sugar that develops during pregnancy.

Edema

Mild swelling caused by fluid retention, often occurring in the feet and legs during pregnancy.

Preterm Labor

Labor that begins before $37$ weeks of pregnancy.

First Trimester

The period from weeks $1$ to $12$ of pregnancy, considered the most delicate stage as the baby's organs begin to develop.

Second Trimester

The period from weeks $13$ to $27$ of pregnancy, when the baby begins to move and the abdomen grows.

Third Trimester

The period from weeks $28$ to $40$ of pregnancy, which may include shortness of breath and Braxton Hicks contractions.

Braxton Hicks contractions

Practice contractions that occur during the third trimester of pregnancy.

Colostrum

Breast leakage that may occur during the third trimester of pregnancy.

Essential Newborn Care

A protocol focused on the first few hours of a newborn's life aimed at reducing neonatal deaths through interventions starting from conception.

Republic Act No. 9288

The act promulgating a comprehensive policy and national system for ensuring Newborn Screening in the Philippines.

Newborn

A child from the time of complete delivery up to $30$ days old.

Newborn Screening (NBS)

A procedure to detect congenital metabolic disorders in babies before clinical signs and symptoms are present.

Pre-natal Care

Healthcare provided to a pregnant woman before childbirth, including regular check-ups and monitoring of weight and nutrition.

Post-natal Care

Healthcare that begins immediately after childbirth focused on recovery for the mother and health monitoring for the newborn.