Lesson 1 "Health Care Information"

Turn to Pages 342 Look at the picture on Page 342 and see how it relates to the quote on that page.

Turn to Page 343 Read the short introduction to Unit 1

Turn to Pages 344-345 Read the brief introduction to the chapter and look at the goals you will achieve this chapter.

Scan Pages 346-347; focus on the cream colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 346-347 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Read Pages 346-347 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 347? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 1 "Health Care Information" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 1 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Specialist - a doctor who works only on certain types of medical problems.

Section Review Answers

1. Eating a balanced diet helps prevent health problems.
2. Medical specialists, pharmacists, and health insurance employees are health care professionals.
3. You can buy over-the-counter medicine, prescription medicine, and grooming products.
4. You would go to your doctor or a clinic for a routine medical checkup.
5. A pharmacist assists a doctor by helping the patient to understand the medication.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you describe health care?

Are you able to identify the products and services that make up health care?

Can you identify places where medical care is given?

Lesson 2 "Seeking Health Care"

Scan Pages 348-351; focus on the cream colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 348-351 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Take a look at the questions on page 351 so you know what to look for while reading.

Read Pages 348-351 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 351? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 2 "Seeking Health Care" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 2 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Prevention - appropriate, ongoing self-care.

Nurse practitioner - a registered nurse with special training for providing health care.

Primary care physician - a doctor who treats people for routine problems.

Health care facility - a place where people go for medical, dental, and other care.

Inpatient - someone receiving health care who stays in a facility overnight or longer.

Outpatient - someone receiving health care without staying overnight.

Pediatrics - Child health care.

Rehabilitation - help to recover from surgery, illness, or injury.

Hospice - a long-term care facility for people who are dying.

Terminally ill - dying from a disease, an injury, or an illness, sometimes over a long period.

Section Review Answers

1. Prevention is self-care.
2. You should seek professional medical help if a minor problem lasts for more than a few days or if you notice a change in your body, behavior, or thoughts.
3. A primary care physician administers regular checkups and tests and diagnoses illness, injury, or disease.
4. Nursing home, hospices, hospitals, and clinics are all health care facilities.
5. A primary care physician would refer you to a medical specialist if the medical problem was too difficult for the primary care physician to handle.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you explain how to practice self-care?

Are you able to determine when professional help is needed?

Are you able to name the professionals who provide health care services?

Can you describe types of health care facilities?

Lesson 3 "Paying for Health Care"

Scan Pages 352-353; focus on the cream colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 352-353 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles and tips that you find on Pages 352-353.

Read Pages 352-353 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 353? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 3 "Paying for Health Care" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 3 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Deductible - the initial amount a patient must pay before insurance covers health care costs.

A plan that pays all or part of medical costs.

Out-of-pocket - straight from a person's income or savings.

Premium - an amount of money paid to an insurance company at regular intervals.

Medicaid - Health insurance for people with low incomes.

Medicare - Health insurance for people age 65 or older or who receive Social Security disability.

Section Review Answers

1. A deductible is the amount you must bay before insurance covers health care costs.
2. Three kinds of health insurance are individual, managed care, and government-supported.
3. People who are age 65 or over or who are on Social Security disability qualify for Medicare.
4. Outpatient care is cheaper because you do not have to pay the costs of an overnight hospital stay.
5. Health insurance helps people receive care that they otherwise could not afford.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Are you able to explain how health insurance works?

Can you compare private health insurance, managed care, and government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid?

Are you able to explain how individuals can lower health care costs?

Lesson 4 "Being a Wise Consumer"

Scan Pages 354-356; focus on the cream colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 354-356 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for and read the short articles and tips that you find on Pages 354-356.

Read Pages 32-35 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 356? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 4 "Being a Wise Consumer" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 4 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Consumer - a person who buys goods and services

Defective - not working properly

Count - the number of items in a package

Quackery - a medical product or service that is unproved or worthless.

Word of mouth - information about a product that you hear from a friend or family member.

Bogus - non genuine

Generic - Non brand-name.

Section Review Answers

1. You can make a complaint to the proper source about a defective product. You may get your money back or the product replaced.
2. We might buy the product we saw advertised if the advertising convinced us that the product is better than other brands.
3. Quackery promotes unproven or worthless products that may prevent people with illness from getting proper treatment.
4. The best source of information about health care products is your doctor, pharmacist, or a respected health care agency.
5. It is good that producers advertise their products because the companies make improvements and more information is available about the products.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you explain why it is important to be a wise consumer?

Are you able to identify things that can influence consumer choices, such as recommendations and quackery?

Are you able to describe some ways to judge products and services?

Lesson 5 "Evaluating Advertisements"

Scan Pages 357-360; focus on the cream colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 357-360 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles and tips that you find on Pages 357-360.

Read Pages 357-360 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 360? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 4 "Evaluating Advertisements" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 5 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Competition - Many companies trying to sell similar products.

Minor - A person under the age of 18 or 21.

Section Review Answers

1. It wants the product to appeal to people who value tradition.
2. The person may bring instant name recognition to the product.
3. They might advertise to sell their product or to let the public know about a new product or service.
4. The company might be trying to appeal to young children.
5. Advertising does not always give accurate information, and it drives up the price of products.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Can you identify methods of advertising?

Are you able to discuss the reasons for advertising health care products or services?

Can you describe ways advertisements of harmful drubs are being regulated?

Lesson 6 "Consumer Protection"

Scan Pages 361-364; focus on the cream colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.

Scan Pages 361-364 for pictures and diagrams, read each of the captions.

Scan for an read the short articles and tips that you find on Pages 361-364.

Read Pages 361-364 (take notes of important ideas)

Do you know the answers to the questions on page 364? (See Key Points below for help)

Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)

Take the quiz on Lesson 4 "Consumer Protection" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)

Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.

Lesson 6 Key Points

Vocabulary Terms

Consumer advocate - a person or group that helps consumers correct problems.

Section Review Answers

1. Consumers are protected against quackery by government agencies and consumer advocates who enforce laws and rules to protect consumers.
2. The American Hospital Association established the Patient's Bill of Rights.
3. The first step is to contact the manufacturer of the product or the health care provider directly.
4. Consumers can go to the Federal Trade Commission Office of Public Affairs.
5. A consumer group might help a person reclaim losses by taking legal action.

Did you learn these Objectives?

Are you able to identify consumer and patient rights?

Can you describe how government organizations and other groups protect the consumer?

Are you able to explain what consumers can do to correct problems?

 Preparing for Chapter 17 Test

Turn to Page 365 and read the Chapter 17 summary.

On pages 366-367 you will find the Chapter 17 review, complete the review.

Check your answers with those in the Key Points.

Take the Chapter 17 Test "Consumer Health"

Review the answers then print the results for your records.

Chapter 17 Review answers

1. pharmacist
2. Prevention
3. health professional
4. checkups
5. muscle
6. regular
7. managed care
8. value
9. specialist
10. expensive
11. competition
12. hospice
13. rights
14. Better Business Bureau
15. You could get government support through Medicaid.
16. First, you could have an outpatient procedure instead of an inpatient one if possible. Second, you could go to a clinic or other less costly health care facility.
17. Generic brands are cheaper because they do not spend money on advertising.
18. Anybody can be fooled by quackery. However, people who are terminally ill, overweight, or unhappy about aging are especially vulnerable.
19. A recommendation by word of mouth might be more reliable if you trusted the opinion of the person who gave you the recommendation.
20. The Consumer Bill of Rights protects consumers from quackery and other misleading or confusing practices.

Congratulations you finished Chapter 17!!