If you have ever had a toothache, you wanted relief from the pain as soon as possible. You might avoid such dental problems by working with your dentist to make a preventive dental health plan. Such a plan includes a health history and having your teeth cleaned and examined every six months. A sticky substance …
Your Physician and Medical Care
Your Physician assists when you are ill and when you are well. When you are ill, you may have symptoms that persist. A symptom is a change in a body fucntion from a normal pattern. A symptom may be an indication of a health problem. Some symptoms, such as constant headaches, interfere with usual daily …
Choosing Health Care Providers
When you think of health care providers, you probably name your family physician and family dentist first. You may or may not use the same physician and dentist as you grow older. You may move, or your physician or dentist may retire. Therefore, it is important to know how to locate a physician or dentist. …
The National Consumers’ League
The National Consumers’ League No goverment, public, private, or professional agency or association can give you complete consumer protection. You have an individual responsibity as a consumer to be informed and to take action when appropriate. Consumers are joing together to take necessary action to stop faulty advertising and selling. Consumers want products and time …
Certain product or service
Certain product or service A bandwaagon appeal approach tries to convince you that everyone wants tis product or service and you should too. “Three out of four physcians recommend this product.” When advertisement tell you that one brand is best, it is brand loyalty appeal. “This product is the original one that has been around …
Advertisements
Advertisements The advertisement in magazines and newspapers and the commercials on television are all designed to in fluence you. Think about a product you saw advertised for the first time on television or in a magazine. Advertising is a form of selling in which you are informed of products and services. An advertisement or ad …
Influence of Family and Friends
Influence of Family and Friends You family and their values probably have the greatest influence on how you spend your money and time. For example, if your family values sports activities, you may spend time and money participating in various sports. If your family values eating a healthful diet, you may read food lables before …
Budgeting Time
Think of Budgeting Time Often people think of consumer health only in terms of spending money on products and services. Their concern is to avoid wasting money. It is just as important to avoid wasting time Suppose you have a major school project due in two weeks. Will you start working on it now? Will …
Budgeting Money
Budgeting Money Learnning to manage your money is one of the skills needed to become an autonomous adult. One way to manage your money is to have a budget. A budget is a plan for spending and saving the money you have. Your budgeet involves planning your income, your expenses, and your savings. Your income …
Consumer health
Consumer health Being a responsible consumer A consumer is a person who buys or uses products and service and who makes choices about how to spend time. Suppos you had to buy shampoo for your hair. You go into the drugstore and notice over a dozen different kinds of shampoo. Some of these products contain …
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