Specific health checkups and health support program
Specific health checkups services are provided for all insured persons and dependents aged 40-74. Specific health checkups is intended to identify persons requiring health support program to decrease the numbers of people having, or at risk for, metabolic syndrome.
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- In the Shiseido Health Insurance Society, members aged 35 and above are eligible for specified health diagnosis and the health support program.
- People eligible for health support program are provided with a variety of motivational information and advice to help them live healthier lifestyles on their own.
Objectives of specific health checkups and health support program
Until now, the goals of health checkups and health guidance have been early identification and treatment of sickness.
By focusing on visceral-fat obesity, specific health checkups and health support program are intended to decrease the numbers of those who suffer from, or are at risk for, lifestyle-related conditions such as diabetes, through providing health guidance to help them improve the living habits that cause visceral-fat obesity (i.e., disease prevention). Since lifestyle-related conditions progress with no visible symptoms, specific health checkups is considered to be an excellent opportunity to review the individual's living habits, then health guidance is provided to help the individual change his or her behavior.
Specific health checkups
Specific health checkups comprises health screenings intended to identify those who require health guidance to prevent lifestyle-related conditions, by focusing on visceral-fat obesity. It employs checkup items intended to identify accurately people eligible for specific health guidance, for example by adding abdominal girth measurement to identify the state of buildup of visceral fat.
Specific health checkups is available for all members aged 35-74 (including those turning 75 during the fiscal year), both insured persons and dependents.
Based on the results of specific health checkups, persons eligible for health support program are identified by level (i.e., those eligible for motivational support and those eligible for active support) in accordance with their risk levels, by focusing on the degree of visceral fat buildup and numbers of risk factors. (This is called ranking.)
Ranking steps
Health support program
Health support program is provided for people eligible for motivational support or active support as a result of ranking.
The goals of health support program are to enable eligible persons to be aware of their own health conditions and make voluntary efforts, on a continual basis, to improve their own living habits. People eligible are provided with a variety of motivational information and advice to help them live healthier lifestyles on their own.
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Motivational support: You can receive follow-ups and support for three months to help improve living habits.
Participants prepare action plans based on guidance from health nurses, registered nurses, senior nutritionists, and other professionals and consult with specialists to help improve their living habits. Follow-ups and evaluations will check on matters such as whether results are being generated as planned.
[Content: individual consultations; follow-ups and evaluations by telephone and smartphone app]
Active support: You can receive continual follow-ups and support multiple times for six months.
To help improve their living habits, participants prepare action plans based on guidance from health nurses, registered nurses, senior nutritionists, and other professionals and receive regular and continual motivational support from specialists for six months or longer. Follow-ups and evaluations will check on matters such as whether results are being generated as planned.
[Content: interviews (initial and midterm); follow-ups and evaluations by telephone and smartphone app]
Plans for specific health checkups and other activities
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