Chapter 3 terms
Across
- 4. medical doctors trained to handle particular kinds of patients or medical conditions
- 5. a community-wide effort to monitor and promote the welfare of the population
- 6. actions that prevent the onset of disease or injury
- 8. deliberate deceit or trickery
- 11. medical doctors who provide physical checkups and general care
- 13. various methods of communicating information
- 14. the sale of worthless products or services that claim to prevent diseases or cure other health problems
- 15. using the internet to buy products or services
- 16. the scientific study of patients of disease in a population
- 17. anyone who purchases or uses health products or services
- 18. complete and comprehensive information about your immunizations and any health problems you have had to date
Down
- 1. failure by a health professional to meet accepted standards
- 2. written or spoken media message designed to interest consumers in purchasing a product or service
- 3. method of judging the benfits of different products by comparing several factors
- 7. a company's or a store's written agreement to repair a product or refund your money should the product not function properly
- 9. people or groups whose sole purpose is to take on regional, national, and even international consumer issues
- 10. a plan in which private companies or government programs pay for part or all of a person's medical costs
- 12. all the medical care available to a nation's people, the way they receive care, and the method of payment