CONSUMER HEALTH
Republic Act No. 7394 or the Consumer Act of the
Philippines
- aims to protect people against hazards to health
and safety, and deceptive and unfair sales acts and
practices.
Republic Act No. 7394 or the Consumer Act of the
Philippines has three objectives (Galvez Tan, et al.,
2009):
1. Protect the interest of the consumer
2. Promote his/her general welfare
3. Establish standards of conduct for business and
industry
Republic Act 8423 or the Traditional and
Alternative Medicine Act of 1997 (TAMA)
- provides for the improvement of quality and
delivery of healthcare services in the country
through the development of traditional and
alternative healthcare and its integration into the
national healthcare system.
- the Act provisions the establishment of the
Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative
Healthcare (PITAHC) to accelerate the development
of the said healthcare in the country.
III. Reproductive Health
RA 10354 or Responsible Parenthood and
Reproductive Health Act.
- aids the reproductive health needs of the citizens
4 Pillars of Foundation
Informed Choice
- effective and quality reproductive healthcare
services, which are ethically and medically safe,
legal, accessible, and affordable, shall be given
primacy to ensure the health of the mother and
child.
-the government shall promote and provide
unbiased information and access to these services.
- This pillar also covers the provision for the
integration of reproductive health and sexuality
education in schools, and other educational
settings.
Respect for Life
- recognizes that abortion is illegal and punishable
by law.
- However, mothers will be identified to have
aborted an unborn child will be served with post-
abortive treatment and counselling in a humane,
nonjudgmental, and compassionate manner.
Birth Control
- Reproductive healthcare, information, and
supplies shall be made available most especially to
poor beneficiaries.
- the Act provisions also that the government must
respect the citizen’s individual preferences and
choices of family planning method.
Responsible Parenthood
- the government shall equip each parent with
needed information in all aspects of family life,
reproductive health, and this pillar.
Immunodeficiency Syndrome or AIDS
- caused by human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
which usually does not have symptoms in its early
stages.
HIV is highly infectious through:
- unprotected sexual intercourse,
- breastfeeding (of an infected mother to infant),
- blood transfusion
- injecting drugs (needles used for infected
patients).
Republic Act No. 8504 or the Philippine AIDS
Prevention and Control Act of 1998 .
- promulgates “policies and prescribing measures
for the prevention and control of HIV/AIDS in the
Philippines, instituting a nationwide HIV/AIDS
information and educational program, establishing
a comprehensive HIV/AIDS monitoring system,
strengthening the Philippine National AIDS Council,
and for other purposes” (PNAC).
- provides for education and information
dissemination in various institutions and agencies,
safe practice and procedures (testing, screening,
and counselling) in health organizations and
associations, monitoring of cases with
confidentiality, and programs for anti-
discriminatory acts (in the workplace, hospitals, and
other public institutions).
IV. Substance Use and Abuse
Gateway drugs
- may be considered as windows to unprotected
sex.
- people use initially that may eventually lead to
the abuse of illegal drugs
Republic Act No. 9165 or the Comprehensive
Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002
- protects citizens from the harmful effects of
dangerous drugs to their physical and mental well-
being.
3 Type of Alcoholic Beverages
1.) Beer 2.)Wine 3.) Spirit
Unlawful acts and are subject to penalties and fines
a. Importing of dangerous drugs
b. Selling, trading, administering, dispensing,
delivering, distributing, and transporting dangerous
drugs
c. Maintaining a drug den, drive, or resort
d. Manufacturing of dangerous drugs
e. Manufacturing or delivery of equipment,
instrument, apparatus, or other paraphernalia for
dangerous drugs
f. Possessing dangerous drugs, equipment,
instrument, apparatus, or other paraphernalia
g. Possessing dangerous drugs during parties, social
gatherings or meetings
h. Cultivating or culturing plants classified as
dangerous drugs or sources of such
i. Unnecessary prescribing dangerous drugs
Republic Act No. 9211 or the Tobacco Regulation
Act of 2003
- protects people from the sale, use, and
advertisements of hazardous tobacco products.
- bans smoking in public places
V. Social Health
Cybercrime
- cybercrime is simply any crime committed in
cyberspace.
Cyber
- refers to a computer or a computer network, the
electronic medium in which online communication
takes place”.
Republic Act No. 10175 or the Cybercrime
Prevention Act of 2012.
- the prohibition of cybersex, child pornography,
unsolicited commercial communications, and
computer-related identity theft.
Child Pornography
- refers to any representation, whether visual,
audio, or written combination thereof, by
electronic, mechanical, digital, optical, magnetic or
any other means, of child engaged or involved in
real or simulated explicit sexual activities
Republic Act No. 9775 or the Anti- Child
Pornography Act of 2009
- defines the crime of child pornography.
Child
- refers to a person below eighteen (18) years of
age or over, but is unable to fully take care of
himself/herself.
(3) or more persons confederating with one
another.
- parents or guardians,
- relative within the third degree,
- officer or social worker of a licensed child-caring
institution or DSWD,
- barangay chairman,
- law enforcement officer,
- at least three concerned responsible citizens in the
same place where the pornography occurs,
- and a person who is knowledgeable of the law
may do so.
Once the victim is identified, he/she is subject to
care, custody and treatment from the Department
of Social Welfare and Development.
Hazing
- an option to test an “applicant’s” willingness and
commitment.
Republic Act No. 8949 or the Anti-Hazing Law
- penalizes those who will go too far during
initiation rites wherein the “applicant” is subjected
to severe physical and emotional pain and suffering
Blood Donation
Republic Act No. 7719 or the National Blood
Services Act of 1994
- promote and encourage voluntary blood donation
by the citizenry, provide for adequate, safe and
affordable and equitable distribution of blood and
blood products.
Establishment of a Blood Services Network :
a. National Council for Blood Services and its
various committees
- serves as the governing body of the network
- responsible for the approval of various policies on
blood services.
b. Philippine National Blood Services
- works on the recruitment, retention, and care of
voluntary blood donors, collection of blood from
qualified donors, testing of units of blood for
infectious diseases.
c. Authorized Blood Collection Units and Facilities
d. Private and Public Hospital Blood Banks and
Blood Stations
e. Non-Hospital Health Facilities
f. National Reference Laboratories for Immunology
and Immunohematology,
VI. Safety in the Environment
Pollution
Republic Act No. 9512 or the National
Environmental Awareness and Education Act of
2008
- promotes environmental awareness through
environmental education.
Various educational agencies, DSWD, DepEd, DOST,
and DENR shall integrate environmental education
in their curricula.
Road Safety
Republic Act No 8750 or the Seat Belts Use Act of
1999
- aims to secure and safeguard passengers and
drivers of motor vehicles from injuries and other
effects of vehicular accidents.
- mandatory wearing of seatbelts by the driver and
front seat passengers of any running motor vehicle.
- prohibits children from sitting in the front seat of
any motor vehicle.
Republic Act No. 10586 or the Anti-Drunk and
Drugged Driving Law
- penalizes those who will be caught driving under
the influence of alcohol, drugs, and other similar
substances