Decisions
Healthy Attitudes
Health Risks
Wise Consumer
Health Fraud
100
Define the problem
What is consider the decision you are facing and state the issue clearly?
100
Setting goals
What is it called when you translate knowledge into behavior and apply it?
100
Heredity
What are the traits that are passed biologically from parent to child called?
100
Consumer
What is buying products or services for personal use?
100
Fraud
What is it called when a person lies to obtain money or property and is guilty of an illegal act called?
200
Explore the alternatives
What is making a list of possible alternatives for solving your problem.
200
Action Plan
What is a series of specific steps you can take to achieve the goal?
200
Gender
What is another part of heredity?
200
Safety
What is reading the product label and other information supplied with the product to determine its contents called?
200
Quakery
What is it called when people sell useless medical treatments or products?
300
Consider the consequences
What is thinking through what might happen if you were to choose each alternative on your list?
300
Advocacy
What is it when you speak or writine in support of a person or issue?
300
Environment
What is all of the physical and social conditions that surround a person and can influence that person's health called?
300
Cost
What is checking to see if there are other brands or other products that will give you the same results at a lower price called?
300
Lack of knowledge and desperation to find a cure
What are Quacks depending on to sell useless medication or services?
400
Identify your values
What is your values influence your decisions even when you are not aware of the influence?
400
Communicating
What is being able to communicate your thoughts and feelings effectively to maintain close relationships?
400
Culture
What is a part of the social environment that includes beliefs and patterns that are shared by a group called?
400
Warranty
What is an offer to repair or replace the product if there is a problem?
400
Ask a doctor or pharmacist and you may contact the Iowa Office of the Attorney General
What is should you do if you have doubts any product or treatment?
500
Decide and Act
What is use the information you have collected to compare the alternatives and decide which one is best for you?
500
Analyzing influences
What is it called when you decide what foods to eat? Do you try something new or select certain foods because they are familiar from your choices? Does advertising affect your choices?
500
Media
What does the following have in common? watching television, listening to music, playing video games or going the movies
500
Consumer testing
What is it called when government agencies and private groups test a wide range of consumer products?
500
Local postmaster
What should you do if you receive a fraudulent product that is shipped to you by mail?