• How many people know a lot about their family
health history?
• Why is this important?
• Some health info that we receive is legitimate
and some isn’t. How do we know which is and
which isn’t?
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Goals/Objectives
1. Discuss the steps needed to access valid
health information, products, and services.
2. Describe what should
be included in a family
health history.
3. Explain how to keep a
personal health record.
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Key Terms
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health service
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health-care facility
emergency
governmental health
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health professionals groups
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Accessing Resources
• Finding valid sources of reliable
health information, products, and
services is a health skill that could
save your life.
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How to Access Health Information,
Products, and Services
1. Identify health information, products, and
services you need.
– A health-care provider is a trained, licensed
professional who performs services that help
people maintain or restore their health status.
– A health service is the work performed by a
health-care provider.
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How to Access Health Information,
Products, and Services
1. Identify health information, products, and
services you need.
– A health product is something that is made
specifically to maintain or restore health.
– A health-care facility is a place people
receive health services.
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How to Access Health Information,
Products, and Services
2. Find health information, products,
and services.
– You usually can find information about health
topics in a doctor’s or a dentist’s office, at a
pharmacy, and at the grocery store.
– You can get health products from a health-care
provider, a pharmacy, or a grocery store.
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How to Access Health Information,
Products, and Services
3. Evaluate health information, products,
and services.
– Ask the following questions about health
information to determine its reliability:
• What is the source of the information?
• What are the qualifications of the person or group
providing the information?
• Is the information up-to-date?
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How to Access Health Information,
Products, and Services
3. Evaluate health information, products,
and services.
• Have reputable health-care professionals
evaluated the information?
• What is the purpose of the information?
• Does the information educate or merely appeal to
your emotions?
• How can you obtain additional information?
• Does the information make realistic claims?
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How to Access Health Information,
Products, and Services
3. Evaluate health information, products,
and services.
– Evaluate a health product or a health
service before you pay for it by asking the
following questions:
• Do I need this product or service?
• Do I understand what the product or service does
and how to use it?
• Is the product or service safe to use for my
current need?
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How to Access Health Information,
Products, and Services
3. Evaluate health information, products,
and services.
• Is the product or service worth the price?
• Is the product or service of high quality?
• What can I do about the product or service if I am
not satisfied?
• What do consumer agencies have to say about
the product or service?
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How to Access Health Information,
Products, and Services
4. Take action when health information
is misleading.
– There are laws that protect the public from
false advertising.
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How to Access Health Information,
Products, and Services
• Community emergency care
– An emergency is a serious situation that
occurs without warning and calls for
quick action.
– In many communities,
you can dial 911 to get
immediate help from
the fire department,
police, or emergency
medical services.
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Health Resources
• When you need valid health
information, a health resource
can help with your specific need.
• Valid health resources can
answer questions for you about
health products and support
services in their area of expertise.
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Types of Health Resources
• Governmental health resources
– Governmental health resources are
agencies that are established by the federal
government that oversee the health of
the nation.
• Many of these agencies, such as the National
Institutes of Health, carry out their own research.
• American agencies such as the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention work with
international agencies, such as the World Health
Organization, to address health conditions
worldwide.
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Types of Health Resources
• Health professionals groups
– Health professionals groups monitor the
training and ethics of health professionals so
that you know the doctor or other health
professional you see at a medical facility has
completed a program with the good of your
health as the focus.
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Types of Health Resources
• Health advocate groups
– A health advocate group educates the public
about a specific health condition.
– There are cancer, heart, diabetes, and lung
associations.
– Other groups work for the interests of children,
adoption, people who suffer burns, people who
have alcoholism and other drug addictions,
food safety, senior citizens, mental health,
prevention of sports injuries, and many others.
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Types of Health Resources
• Many health services will be found through
a referral to a specialist from a family healthcare provider.
• People can call a local hospital or the
American Medical Association’s Doctor
Finder to find a specific health service in
their area.
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Types of Health Resources
Categories of Health Resources
Health resources can be grouped according to the
types of health conditions they deal with.
• Mental-emotional health
• Family and social health
• Growth and development
• Personal health and
physical activity
• Alcohol, tobacco, and
other drugs
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• Consumer and
community health
• Environmental health
• Injury prevention and
safety
• Communicable and
chronic diseases
• Nutrition
Family and Personal Health Records
• A personal health record is
documentation of a person’s
health, health care, and healthcare providers.
• A personal health record stores
important information about your
health in one place. See page 24
of your textbook for an example.
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What to Know About Family Health
Histories and Personal Health Records
• Knowing about family health
– A family health history is a record of any
illnesses or medical conditions that have
afflicted members of a person’s family.
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What to Know About Family Health
Histories and Personal Health Records
• Tracking family health
– A pedigree shows how family members are
related and can be used to track genetic
diseases or conditions through families.
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What to Know About Family Health
Histories and Personal Health Records
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What to Know About Family Health
Histories and Personal Health Records
• Tracking family health
– For some disorders and diseases, genetics
may be a risk factor—anything that
increases a person’s chance of developing a
disease—rather than a direct cause.
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What to Know About Family Health
Histories and Personal Health Records
• Health history questionnaires can reveal
risk factors.
– A health history questionnaire usually
consists of a list of diseases, which you use
to indicate which relative, if any, has or had a
particular disease.
– It is now known that genetics is a risk factor
for many diseases, including cancer, heart
disease, glaucoma, alcoholism, and mental
illnesses such as depression.
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What to Know About Family Health
Histories and Personal Health Records
• Monitoring health
– Being aware of your family health history
can help a health-care professional monitor
your health and look for early warning signs
of disease.
– Knowing that you may have some risk
factors for certain diseases also can help
shape your attitude toward diet, exercise,
and other lifestyle behaviors.
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Study Guide
1. Match the following terms and definitions.
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C emergency
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A pedigree
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B health service
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D health product
A. chart showing genetic
diseases or conditions in
families and how family
members are related
B. work performed by a healthcare provider
C. serious situation that occurs
without warning and calls for
quick action
D. something that is made
specifically to maintain or
restore health
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Study Guide
2. Which government agency has the
responsibility to:
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establish and enforce product
CPSC
safety standards
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stop or force changes in the wording of ads
FTC
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recall medical devices for safety concerns
FDA
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protect the public when products or
USPS
services are sold through the mail
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check advertising practices
FTC
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Study Guide
3. What functions do health professionals
groups serve?
Health professionals groups monitor the
training and ethics of health professionals to
ensure that they have received training with
the good of your health as their focus. They
also advocate for health professionals.
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