Category: C

Laws, programs, and agencies whose basic concern is to prevent industries from developing health products and providing health services based on greed or carelessness and unethical or fraudulent practices.  

An index established by the U.S. Department of Labor for measuring changes in the prices of consumer products using a base year index for comparisons. An economic index prepared by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. It measures the change in average prices of the goods and services purchased by…

The involvement of consumers of health services in planning the health services they are to receive with the intention of making programs more relevant to their needs.  

An evaluation intended to serve the information needs of consumers.  

A type of relationship between client and an intervenor wherein the client is the consumer who enters the marketplace seeking specific services from an intervenor or change agent. The consumer purchases the services for a negotiated or agreed upon price.  

People who buy and use the products and services of others.  

Consumer advocacy and awareness.  

All children, youth, and adults are consumers of health in one way or another. The purposes of are to (a) inform people about health, illness, disability, and ways in which they can improve and protect their health, and more efficient use of the health care delivery system, (b) motivate people to want to change to…

One of the many content areas of the health education program. Any person who purchases health services and/or products.    

Principles devised by the late President Kennedy that states that consumers have the right to safety, to be informed, to choose, and to be heard.