Chapter 2 Taking Charge of Your Health Lesson 3 Being a Health Literate Consumer
A health literate consumer carefully evaluates health products and services.
Take Charge of Your Health You can learn to make good consumer choices.
Making Informed Choices It’s up to you, as a health consumer, to make informed buying decisions. Health consumer
Making Informed Choices Probably the most important influence you need to be aware of as a consumer is advertising. Advertising
Making Informed Choices
Evaluating Products There are two effective ways to sharpen your consumer skills when buying health products: Read product labels.
Labels give you important information about what a product contains. Product Labels The Product’s Name Labels give you important information about what a product contains. Directions The Amount
A second great tool for smart health consumers is comparison shopping.
Comparison Shopping Here are some criteria to consider when judging health products and services. Cost and Quality Warranty Consumer Organization Product Ratings
Before buying an expensive product, ask about the warranty. Comparison Shopping Before buying an expensive product, ask about the warranty. Warranty
Evaluating Information and Services To evaluate health information or services, ask yourself these questions:
After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary Who is a health consumer?
After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary How does comparison shopping make you a smart consumer?
After You Read Reviewing Facts and Vocabulary Define warranty.