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• Name and intended use
• Direction for use
• Precautions and warnings
• Manufacturers' information
• Ingrediants
• Active ingrediants

• Sometimes better price
• Conveniant (delivered to house don't have to leave at all)

Only view a picture, can try on or examine.

• Get permission
• Make sure site is secure
• Check organizations return policy
• Write down any confirmation numbers

All the medical care available to a nation's people, the way they recieve care and the method of payment

Primary care physicians(medical doctors who provide physical checkups and general care)

Specialists(Medical doctors trained to handle particular kinds of patients or medical conditions)

Actions that prevent onset of diease or injury

Patients with illness or injury who have to stay at the hospital

Allows the patient to return home the same day

Physicians who work for themselves. Usually out patient, but are associated with a hospital in case inpatient care is needed

Physicians provide outpatient care in a community clinic rather then an office

Like private, but in a group setting

Offer both in and out patient care. Some physicians work at hospitals, private/group and come to hosptials when nessisary.

In hospitals for potentially life threatening illnesses or injuries

Emergencies that are not life threatening

A plan in which private companies or government programs pay for part or all of a person's medical costs

• Members pay a monthly preimeum
• Recieve most or all medical services with few or no out of pocket expenses.
• Some require a small co-payment for anoffice visit.
• HMO members can only see physicians who are signed on with the HMO.

• Agree to charge the organizations less then regular fees for member usage
• Pay a monthly fee for plan
• Can shoose an outside provider
• Outside providers result in higher out of pocket expense.

• Can choose in or outside providers.
• Outside providers result in higher premiums and out of pocket expenses

COmplete and comprehensive info about your immunizations and any health problems

A plan where private companies or government programs pay for part or all of a person's medical costs

Emphasize preventative care and offer reduced physician charges for members

• Trend in health care
• Home like setting
• Less expensive
• low risk pregencies only

• Trend in health care
• Treat people with addiction problems outside of the hospital setting

• Trend in health care
• Short and long term care for those who need help with daily tasks who don't require medical help

• Trend in health care
• Care for terminally ill

• Trend in health care
• Medical spcialists located far away brought into exam room through a live interactive electronic system

• Before going to doctor write down reasons why
• Ask questions about any diagnoses, medications or procedures that you don't understand
• Inform the staff of any allergies or medications you're taking.

Deliberate deceit or tirckery

A scale of worthless products or services that claims to prevent diseases or cure other health problems

Failure by a health professional to meet accepted standards

• Study up on facts
• Make sure doctor is aware
• Double check everything

• Weight-loss products
• Beauty and antiaging products

Anyone who purchases or uses health products or services

A written or spoken media message designed to interest consumers in purchasing a product or service

• Internal factors: Personal taste
• External factors: Opinions of others, cost and media

• Bandwagon
• Rich and famous
• Free gifts
• Great outdoors
• Good times

Group of people using product, everyone is using it you should too

Displayed in a rich home or by a famous person; it will make you feel rich and famous

Coupons, too good a deal to pass up.

Scenes of nature; associated with nature must be healthy

People smiling

Mehton of judging products my comparing several things

• Quality
• Features
• costs
• warrenty
• safety
• Recommendations

• Safety
• choice
• To be informed
• To be heard
• Have problems corrected
• Consumer education

• Keep all recipts
• Check product warrenties
• Request refund, exchange or product repair depending on store policy
• Take to store you bought it from ask for mangager if there's a return problem
• Take complaint to special consumer rights group if request is denied.

• Clinics specializing in "miracle" cures for ailments like arthritis to that feature a remarkable and unusual treatment
• Ineffective and possibly dangerous.

• Business organizations
• Better Business Bureau (BBB)

• COnsumer advocates
• Local, state and federal government agencies
• Ensure that consumer rights are protected.