Introduction
Consumer health is about safety and good decision-making when buying health products like medicine, vitamins or personal care items. Knowing how to check labels, compare products and evaluate claims helps protect your health and save money.
By the end of this activity, students will be able to:
- Identify safe and reliable health products.
- Explain tips for being a wise consumer.
- Present their findings clearly using a Canva or PowerPoint presentation.
Task
You will research and create a short presentation (Canva or PowerPoint) about tips for being a wise consumer. Your presentation should include:
Research key components of consumer Health (Health information, Products, and services).
List 10 tips on how be a wise consumer.
One-real life sample of health claims or fraud found online.
A Reflection slide showing what have you learned through research.
Process
PROCESS:
- Form a group 4-5 members.
- Create a research outline, any formats as long as the content are clear, readable and concise.
- Add some supporting pictures to make your presentation visually creative
- Use Canva or PowerPoint to make your presentation.
- Final slide, add a Reflection.
RESOURCES:
FDA Philippines – Guidelines for consumer products
Department of Health – Philippines Tips on safe health products
You may use other credible online resources to support your research.
Evaluation
|
Criteria |
Excellent (10) |
Good (8) |
Fair (6) |
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Content Accuracy |
Clear and correct |
Mostly correct |
Unclear |
|
Creativity & Design |
Visually created |
Some visual |
Plain slides |
|
Speaking |
Confident and clearly explain |
Adequate |
Needs improvement |
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Presentation |
Well-organized |
Mostly clear |
Poorly organized |
Conclusion
Through this WebQuest, you have learned how to make informed and safe choices when buying health products. Being a wise consumer helps you protect your health, save money and share helpful advice with others.