Influences
People your age with similar interests.
What are peers?
The promise made by a company to refund money or replace a product if it doesn't fit up to standards.
What is warranty?
Listening to someone's perspective during a conflict.
What is active listening?
Trusted adults who can provide health advice and guidance based on life experience.
What are parents and guardians?
What is culture?
Someone who uses health product or services.
What is a health consumer?
A strategy that involves walking away to cool off before resolving an argument.
What is calming down?
Websites on the internet from official healthcare providers or institutions. Commonly ending in .gov or .org
What are internet sites?
Phones and devices that connect to the internet and give access to other opinions across the world.
What is technology?
Comparing products before buying them.
What is comparison shopping?
Communicating with respect and care.
What is interpersonal communication?
People like doctors or health professionals that help you care for your own health and give you advice.
What are healthcare providers?
The personal beliefs and priorities of you and your family.
What are personal values?
What is a consumer advocate?
"I felt angry because my words were unheard."
What is an I statement?
What are labels?
The physical and social things and people around you in your life that impact lifestyle.
Techniques such as bandwagon, testimonial, and free gifts that are used to get consumers to purchase products.
What is advertising?
Firmly saying no and denying health risks and risk behaviors.
What are refusal skills?
Making decisions on what you consume based on research and professional knowledge.
What is making informed choices?