City News Shinagawa --New Health Checkups and Health Instruction (for Those 40 Years of Age and Older) Have Begun as of April

City News Shinagawa

New Health Checkups and Health Instruction (for Those 40 Years of Age and Older) Have Begun as of April

The health checkups conducted by the city for Shinagawa residents ended in March. Instead, health checkups that focus on metabolic syndrome (visceral fat syndrome) are being conducted as of April by the medical insurer to which an individual belongs. Health instruction in preventing metabolic syndrome is provided to those who need it.

Health Checkups Are Conducted by Medical Insurers

Shinagawa City conducts Specially Designated Health Checkups for those who are between 40 and 74 years of age and enrolled in the Shinagawa City National Health Insurance program as well as Latter-Term Elderly Health Checkups for those who are 75 years of age and older. For those who are between 40 and 74 years of age and enrolled in medical insurance other than Shinagawa City National Health Insurance, the medical insurer to which one belongs conducts Specially Designated Health Checkups.
Furthermore, those who are 75 years of age and older are automatically transferred from their regular medical insurance program, such as National Health Insurance or social insurance, and will receive health checkups under the Latter-Term Elderly Medical System.
Note: Please refer to the information distributed by the medical insurer to which you belong for a schedule of checkups, etc.

From April

	Those between 40 and 74 years of age	Those enrolled in Shinagawa City National Health Insurance Checkups are conducted by Shinagawa City National Health Insurance.	Get a checkup at a contracted medical institution in the city. Take the health checkup slip sent by the NHI and Pension Section and your insurance card with you when you go.

		Those enrolled in medical insurance other than Shinagawa City National Health Insurance Checkups are conducted by the medical insurer. Please check information distributed by the medical insurer to which you belong.	Please follow the instructions of the medical insurer when getting a checkup.

	Those 75 years of age and older	Checkups are conducted by the Tokyo Regional Federation for the Medical Care of Latter-Term Elderly Checkups are contracted by the federation and conducted by the Shinagawa City Senior Citizens’ Affairs Section.	Get a checkup at a contracted medical institution in the city. Take the health checkup slip sent by the Senior Citizens’ Affairs Section and your insurance certificate with you when you go.

- Other health checkups, such as cancer checkups and tuberculosis checkups, are conducted by the city as before.

New Health Instruction for Those between 40 and 74 Years of Age Has Begun

A new health instruction that helps individuals with their lifestyle habits, such as those involving exercise and nutrition, has begun. Instruction is provided according to each individual’s needs as revealed in the results of the Specially Designated Health Checkups in order to prevent lifestyle-related illnesses, such as metabolic syndrome.
The medical insurer provides the instruction in the same manner as with health checkups.

Inquiries

For National Health Insurance members: NHI and Pension Section, Tel: 5742-6902

Concerning the Latter-Term Elderly Medical System: Senior Citizens’ Affairs Section, Tel: 5742-6937

Concerning cancer checkups: Health Section, Tel: 5742-6743