Chapter 9 Health and Wellness Issues Learning Objectives Introduction Wellness and Wellbeing Wellness contains six components Physical wellness Emotional wellness Intellectual wellness Spiritual wellness ID: 648067
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Consumer Economics
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Chapter 9
Health and Wellness IssuesSlide2
Learning ObjectivesSlide3
IntroductionSlide4
Wellness and Well-beingSlide5
Wellness contains six components
Physical wellness
Emotional wellness
Intellectual wellness
Spiritual wellness
Interpersonal and social wellness
Environmental or planetary wellness
Consumer health involves decisions about health care, and lifestyle.Slide6
Fraudulent Health Claims vs Science
Why do consumers buy obviously fraudulent products?
Real science vs. “junk science”
Consumers need to have scientific literacySlide7
Government Agencies & Health Care Tasks
Medicare and Medicare fraud
Brand name drugs and generic drugs
Imported drugs, doctors online, biologics
Human development index and cost of careSlide8
Health Challenges
Malpractice insurance
Vaccines and bioterrorism
Tanning
BotoxSlide9
Medical Devices, Treatments, and Procedures
Labeling
Hypoallergenic products
Organic Beauty
Cosmetics
Tooth whitenersSlide10
Alcohol and Tobacco Consumption
Alcohol – colorless, pungent liquid is an intoxicantFetal alcohol syndrome causes serious birth defectsTobacco is addictive Slide11
Chapter Summary