Consumers Health and Health Service Providers

This is not just about buying health products and services. It also involves the facts and understanding that enable people to make wise choices.

Consumer Health

This is everything that is seen, read, or heard in relation to human and community health.

Health Information

This include food, medicines, medical equipment, cosmetics, and related devices.

Health Products

This tells you about the source and recency of the information.

Credibility

This tell you about the accuracy, disclaimer, and completeness of the information.

Content

This tells you about the purpose and caveat of the information.

Disclosure

This tells you about the feedback and meand of information exchange between the source and the consumer.

Interactivity

These are often connected to healthcare. These programs aim to appraise the health conditions of individuals.

Health Services

These are individuals who are licensed to practice and other allied health programs.

Health Professionals

They record the medical history of individuals, provides diagnoses, performs medical examinations, and prescribes medications.

Physician

A doctor who specializes in the study or treatment of heart diseases and heart abnormalities.

Cardiologist

A medical doctor who manages the physical, behavior, and mental care for children from birth until age 18

Pediatrician

A doctor who specializes in women’s health, with focus on the female reproductive system

Gynecologist

A doctor who diagnoses and treats diseases of the respiratory system

Pulmonologist

A Doctor who specializes in care off the elderly and the diseases that affect them.

Geriatrician

A doctor who specializes in treating diseases of the nervous system

Neurologist

A medical doctor who specializes in eye and vision care

Ophthalmologist

A doctor who specializes in diseases of the urinary tract and the male reproductive system

Urologist

A doctor who specializes in treating skins, hair, nails, and mucous membrane disorders and diseases

Dermatologist

A doctor wo focuses on the health of the digestive system, or gastrointestinal tract

Gastroenterologist

These are places or institutions that offer healthcare services

Health care Facilities

an institution where people undergo medical diagnosis, care and treatment.

Hospital

This refers to care given to individuals who need to stay inside the hospital to receive proper treatment, monitoring and care

Inpatient care

This refers to treatment that does not require an individual to stay inside the hospital.

Outpatient care

This kind of hospital is operated by individuals to gain profit

Private

This kind of hospital does not require profit because it is owned by a community or organization

Voluntary

This kind of hospital is being run by the state and the treatment fees are subsidized

Government or public

This kind of hospital Includes a school for medical students

Teaching

A facility that offers surgery without the patient being admitted in the hospital

Walk-In Surgery Centers

The services in a health center cater to specific population with various health needs

Health Center

A facility that provides treatment, nursing care and residential service patients, often the elderly

Extended Healthcare Facility

A financial agreement between an insurance company and an individual or group for the payment of healthcare costs

Health Insurance

A systematic plan of health services that are being rendered to people including organizing and networking health facilities and human resources to carry out the task

Health Care system

It's goal is to create a universal health coverage for the Filipinos

PHILHEALTH

What is the meaning of philhealth?

Philippine health insurance corporation