Update : 2021-12-1
To the the Citizen 40 years or Older
Soka City carries out Tokutei Kenshin (Specific Health Checkup) for citizen between the ages of 40 and 74 who are enrolled in National Health Insurance and another Checkup for the citizen who are enrolled in Kouki Kourei-sha Kenko Hoken (Post Elderly and Disabled Medical Insurance) of 75 years and older.
The Elogible citizens will receive an envelope enclosed a consultation ticket by the end of May.
It is written that checkups start on the 1st June, but this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, checkups are not allowed while a state of emergency declaration by an official announcement from the Government of Japan.
We ask your understanding and cooperation.
Points of Attention
・Take a checkup after a state of emergency declaration is lifted
・Some medical institutions may not accept checkups after a state of emergency declaration is lifted.
・The deadline for free checkups is December 18 (Fri.) without extension.
Checkups
Lifestyle-related disease, due to carelessness about one’s health, is a horrible disease causes mortal symptoms.
Even if you are not worry about your condition now or have a confidence for your condition as you are usually taking exercise, you may be suddenly suffered lifestyle-related disease such as myocardial infarction or stroke and so on.
This sickness has no obvious symptoms at first, so health checkup for early detection is a good way to prevent the disease.
| Item | Eligible age / person | insurance type | Checkup coupon | Main tests items |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokutei Kenshin (Specific Health Checku)p | 40 to 74 years *people who were born from Oct.1,1945 to March 31,1981 |
National Health Insurance *includes people who will join before Oct.1, 2020 |
Send in the end of May. (It will be sent in the next month if you will enroll before Oct. 1st) | Interview with a doctor, body measurements (includes abdominal circumfence), urine sampling, blood-pressure measurement, blood test (lipid, blood sugar, kidney function and liver function |
| *Those who enroll in social insurance: Ask your company | ||||
| Kouki Koureisha Kenshin (Post Elderly and Disabled Health Checkup) | 75 years and older *People who were born before Sep. 30, 1945 (persons with certain disabilities from 65 yrs) |
Post Elderly and Disabled Medical Insurance | Send in the end of May. (It will be sent in the next month when you will reach 75 years after May) | Interview with a doctor, body measurements, urine sampling, blood-pressure measurement, blood test (lipid, blood sugar, kidney function and liver function |
* Health checkup by Soka City carries out the additional examinations such as measurement of serum protein, tests of uric acid/ kidney function/ urine that are not included in the checkup stimulated by national government. Besides funduscopy, anemia test or electrocardiography will be conducted when the docters require them.
* Those who are not enrolled in any health insurance (public assistance recipients etc.) are not eligible. Another health checkup will be conducted for them.
Results of Medical Checkups (National Health Insurance members)
If you, between 40 to 74 yrs old, are judged as metabolic syndrome based on the checkups; whose abdominal circumfence is 85 cm (men) or 90 cm (women) and over and besides one of the results of three tests of htperglycemia, dyslipidemia and hypertension is outside of the reference value.
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We recommend having a Specific Health Guidance
National health nurse or nutritionists will help to make a plan to improve your diet, necessary exercise etc. or give you information such as way of understanding the medical checkup result, points to improve lifestyle, introducing facilities.
Also they will give you long-term guidance by having a regular interview.
Inquiry
Specific Health Checkup: Hoken Nenkin-ka (Health Insurance and Pension Section)
Tel.(048) 922-1593
FAX(048) 922-3178
Post Elderly and Disabled Health Checkup: Koki-koureisha/Jyushin Iryou-shitsu (Disabled Medical Insurance Office)
Tel.(048) 922-1367
FAX(048) 922-3178
Specific Health Guidance: Hoken Center (Health Center)
Tel.(048) 922-0200
FAX(048) 922-1516