why are there misleading health information? who spreads them?
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Explanation:
It refers to the data, information and processes that pertain to the health of an individual or human being. Health information is the result of years of studies conducted by doctors, in collaboration with scientists, specialists, and other professionals. Having a right health information would result to the betterment of the health of an individual.
Health information is usually the product of the following:
Research data
Research paper
Surveys
Clinical studies
Experimentation
Misleading health information
There are misleading health information due to three primary reasons:
Lack of knowledge and education
Lack of welfare
Lack of access
Lack of knowledge and education
One of the reasons why there are misleading health information is due to lack of knowledge by the people concerned. They didn't have the chance to go to school and learn some of the basic scientific explanation available. There are tribes in the Philippines that even up to the present uses quack medicine. The government should be responsible in educating the citizens.
One of the leading of causes of suicides in the country is depression. However, the citizens aren't fully informed about the mental health illness and often relates it to something the mind makes up without actually acknowledging it. Depression unfortunately, has also been a subject of jokes among Filipino hosts such as Joey de Leon.