On Air: Fukuoka City Information/2014.02.22(Sat)/09:00～

Fukuoka City is sending out coupons to foreigners registered as residents of Fukuoka City as of April 20th of 2013, as well as its other citizens, to receive free cancer screening.

Women who were 20, 25, 30, 35, or 40 as of last April 1st are eligible to receive cervical cancer screening. Both men and women who were 40, 45, 50, 55 or 60 as of last April 1st are eligible for colon cancer screening. Free breast cancer screening is available for women who were 40, 45, 50, 55 or 60 as of this past April 1st. All of the screening is valid through March 31st. Once expired, the coupons will not be redeemed, regardless of any reason given.

To find out how and where to receive these free screenings, please search by entering the phrase “Fukuokashi Muryou Coupon Ken,” in Japanese, on the Fukuoka City homepage. Or, you can call the Health Promotion Section of city government at 092-711-4269. Service is only provided in Japanese.

Fukuoka City is also running something called Yokadock that looks to help prevent diseases often linked to lifestyle, such as diabetes. Depending upon the results of exams, doctors, health nurses, dietitians or other specialists respond to patients and help them reassess their lifestyle habits.

Things such as high blood sugar, high blood pressure and/or lipid abnormality may lead to life threatening diseases such as stroke and heart attack. Let’s get checked!

Yokadock checks height and weight measurement, blood pressure measurement, blood screening, urine analysis and EKGs. Services such as these normally cost around ¥10,000 out of pocket. However, those eligible, that’s men and women between the ages of 40 and 74 who are enrolled in the National Health Insurance of Fukuoka City, can receive all these services for only ¥500! And, those categorized as exempt from city resident taxes and those who are over 70 years of age can receive testing for free!

There are about 570 locations in the city that provide these services. Please be sure to bring your health insurance card with you on the day you go for testing. Some of the testing facilities are prepared to conduct both the cancer screening mentioned at the beginning of this announcement, as well as these additional tests, on the same day!

The city expects that getting a reservation after the start of March with be difficult. Make your reservations now!

And, at the Health Promotion Support Center, located inside of AIREF, 2 chome, in Maizuru in the Chuo Ward of Fukuoka City, services are provided on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays as well. Childcare is provided during examinations. This is your chance to go!

For further information, please call the Yokadock Goan’nai Center at 092-711-4266. Service is only provided in Japanese.