Chapter 3 terms

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

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