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Laws & Rights
Protection & Management
Entertainment & Technology
Choices & Evaluation
Careers & Needs
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An example of this law that protects the health of individuals and communities by preventing disease are school entry immunization laws. All states require vaccinations before children enter school.
What is State Law
100
Examples of this type of agency... Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), National Health Information Center (NHIC), U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA).
What is Federal Agency
100
Is a small electronic device that allows television programs to be blocked.
What is V- Chip
100
is an independent health care provider who is licensed to practice medicine
What is Physician
100
Is a health educator who focuses on educating people in a specific community. They identify health problems and needs and plans health promotion programs in the community
What is Community Health Worker
200
An example of this law that protects health is the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), which requires that employers provide workplaces that are free from serious recognized hazards and comply with occupational safety and health standards
What is Federal Law
200
Two important agencies that play a role in consumer protection. Their responsibilities include investigating consumer complaints, collecting health statistics, and offering maternal and child care programs, alcohol and other drug abuse programs.
What is State and Local Agencies
200
What are the different forms of entertainment?
What is Media & Technology
200
is a trained health care provider, such as a nurse, audiologist, dental hygienist, pharmacist, or physical therapist, who practices under the supervision of a physician or health care practitioner
What is Allied Health Provider
200
Is a specialist who works with athletes to maintain fitness and prevent injuries
What is Certified Athletic Trainer
300
This term refers to privileges that a consumer is guaranteed. For example the right to choose, to be heard, to safety, to be informed, to consumer education, environmental health.
What is Consumer Rights
300
Examples of this type of organization that play a role in consumer protection are, Council of Better Business Bureau, Consumers Union (CU), Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), and National Council Against Health Fraud (NCAHF)
What is Private Organization
300
On average, how many hours a day do young people over the age of 8 spend their time using various forms of media?
What is 8 Hours & 21 Minutes
300
A specific amount of money in exchange for which an insurance company agrees to pay for health services as specified in the insurance policy
What is Premium
300
Is a health care professional who gives health care to people in emergency situations before they reach the hospital
What is Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
400
An example of this type of law that protects the health of citizens is a local law that requires the use of bicycle helmets
What are Ordinances
400
This term contributes to optimal health status, which is the highest level os health a person can achieve and are less likely to develop psychosomatic illnesses.
What is Time Management
400
This term is the effect of reacting less and less to exposure to something. Young people who are exposed to lots of media violence begin to see violence as a way of life.
What is Desensitization
400
What are the 5 basic types insurance coverage
What is Medical insurance, Major medical Insurance, Hospitalization insurance, Surgical insurance, Disability insurance
400
is a deficiency in calories, protein, vitamins, or minerals as a result of inadequate diet and frequent infection
What is Undernutrition
500
This term refers to advertising, promotion, and sale products and services that have not been scientifically proven safe and effective.
What is Health Fraud
500
This type of shopping helps one evaluate products and services using the following 5 criteria: Price, Convenience, Features, Quality, & Warranty
What is Comparison Shopping
500
Describe 3 of the 8 ways inappropriate technology choices can harm a person's health:
What is The risk of becoming a couch potato, desensitized, seeing solutions to life's problems modeled in unrealistic ways, developing addiction, using technology as a way to avoid/ substitute for relationships, persuaded to become sexually promiscuous, persuaded to use alcohol & other drugs, persuaded to believe that violence is ok
500
___ is a government health insurance plan for people 65+ years of age & for people who have received Social Security disability. whereas ___ is for people with low incomes and is managed and paid for by the gov't
What is Medicare & Medicaid
500
The use of organized community efforts to prevent disease and injury and promote health
What is Public health