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 Health services

Adult health

Health checkups

People who are registered residents of Anjo City and do not have the opportunity to receive health checkups at their workplace, etc.
Each health checkup can be taken once a year.
A 70 years of age or older, and individuals in households exempt from resident tax or receiving welfare benefits, the costs of 4 to 9 and 11 are free.
Those in category B must notify the health center before undergoing the checkup.
Checkup period: May to February of the following year (only for 7 cervical cancer screening, April to March of the following year).
Checkup location: City designated implementation institution

Name of checkup Content Eligibility Cost
1

Specific health checkup

Medical health checkup for the late-stage elderly

Interview, physical and blood pressure measurements, urine test, blood test, etc.

(Chest X-ray required for those 65 and older)

Anjo City National Health Insurance and Late-stage Elderly Medical Care Insurance subscribers aged 40 or older 【1】

Free of charge
2 Young medical checkup Examination, physical and blood pressure measurement, urine test, blood test, etc. Anjo City National Health Insurance subscribers and social insurance dependents aged 20-39【2】 500 yen
3

Choose one

Citizen’s Medical Examination (Tuberculosis Diagnosis)

Examination, chest X-ray, blood pressure measurement, urine test Social insurance subscribers aged between 65 and 75【3】 Free of charge
4 Cervical Cancer Examination Chest X-ray People aged 40 or older【4】 500 yen. If necessary, sputum cytology test (additional 500 yen).
5 Colon cancer screening Immuno-fecal occult blood test (2-day stool collection method) People aged 40 or older【4】 500 yen
6 Stomach cancer 

screening

Choose one

Stomach X-ray After drinking barium, stomach X-ray People aged 40 or older【4】 2,000 yen
Gastroscopy An endoscope is inserted through the mouth or nose to take pictures. People aged 50 or older who were born in odd-numbered months in the fiscal year 2025【4】 3,000 yen
7 Cervical cancer screening Cervical cytology, pelvic exam, visual exam Women aged 20 or older【4】 1,000 yen
8 Breast cancer screening Mammography (Breast X-ray) Women aged 40 or older【4】
9 Prostate cancer screening Blood test Men aged 40 or older【4】 500 yen
10 Anjo City health checkup For details, please see the city's official website or the April issue of the Anjo Public Relations magazine.【5】
11 Osteoporosis screening Bone density measurement Women aged 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, and 70 at the end of the fiscal year who underwent an Anjo City health checkup 500 yen
12 Hepatitis virus screening Blood test to check for hepatitis B and C virus infection

A: National Health Insurance/Late-stage Elderly Medical Insurance subscribers

B: Social insurance subscribers who turned 40, 45, 50, 55, or 60 years old in the previous year【6】

Free of charge

13 Brain checkup Head MRI, head MRA, interview, blood pressure measurement People aged 40 or older【7】 10,000 yen
14 Periodontal disease checkup Checking the progression of periodontal disease, presence of cavities and tartar, etc. People turning 20, 30, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, or 70 this year【8】 Free of charge
15 Home visit periodontal disease checkup Checking the progression of periodontal disease, presence of cavities and tartar, etc. Those who are eligible for periodontal disease checkup and have difficulty visiting a dental clinic【9】 Free of charge

【1】Eligible individuals will be notified by the end of April.
【2】Those who are eligible to join the Anjo City National Health Insurance will be notified by the end of April. Those who are social insurance dependents but do not have the opportunity to undergo a health checkup and wish to do so should contact us after April.
【3】Eligible individuals will be notified by the end of April.
【4】Cancer screening coupons will be sent by the end of April to those who are enrolled in Anjo City's National Health Insurance and Late-stage Elderly Medical Insurance. For those enrolled in social insurance, those who underwent cancer screening in Anjo City in the previous year and those who will turn 40 in the current year will receive cancer screening coupons by the end of April.
【5】Patients cannot omit tests at their request.
【6】For both A and B, the target is people who have not undergone hepatitis virus screening since 2002.
【7】Details will be published on the city's official website or in the April and September issues of the Anjo Public Relations. This does not include those who have been selected in the past five years.
【8】Eligible individuals will be notified at the end of April.

【9】Please see the notification regarding periodontal disease checkup for application procedures.

Vaccinations

Routine vaccinations under the Vaccination Act

 

Eligible individuals will be notified at the appropriate times.

Vaccination type Eligibility Individual co-payment
Influenza People aged 65 or older 1,500 yen
COVID-19 People aged 65 or older 4,500 yen
Pneumococcus 65-year-old person 2,500 yen
Shingles People aged 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, and 100 2,500 yen/dose or 6,500 yen/dose (depending on the vaccine used)
Rubella (5th stage) Men born between April 2, 1962 and April 1, 1979 who took an antibody test by March 31, 2025 and became eligible for vaccination

Free of charge

People who are exempt from municipal tax and people on welfare can be exempt from paying the individual co-payment by submitting a notification.
Optional vaccinations, etc.

If you wish to receive optional vaccinations, please contact the health center in advance.

Type Eligibility Subsidy amount
Shingles People aged 50 or older (excluding those who are eligible for regular vaccinations) 3,000 yen/dose or 7,000 yen/dose (depending on the vaccine used)
Rubella antibody test Women who wish to become pregnant (multiparous women) or pregnant women and their spouses (including common-law couples)【1】 Maximum 5,000 yen
Rubella vaccination Women who wish to become pregnant or pregnant women and their spouses who are eligible for vaccination based on the results of antibody tests【1】 Maximum 5,000 yen

【1】There are certain conditions for rubella antibody testing and vaccination, such as not having had rubella in the past or having received a rubella vaccination.

Infertility treatment subsidy system

Provide subsidies for part of the treatment costs for people suffering from infertility, helping to ease their financial burden.

Eligibility:

  1. A legal couple in which one of the spouses is registered as a resident of Anjo City and has been diagnosed by a doctor as needing infertility treatment.
  2. A man and a woman who live in the same household and are in a de facto marriage relationship in Anjo City.
  3. Both spouses must be insured persons, members, or dependents under the provisions of the relevant health insurance laws.
  4. Eligible age: Couples where the wife is under 43 years old (age on the day treatment begins).

Eligible treatments:

  1. Infertility testing, tests to confirm the effectiveness of treatment, and general infertility treatments such as hormone therapy, timing therapy, and artificial insemination.
  2. Assisted reproductive technology covered by insurance, such as egg collection, sperm collection, in vitro fertilization, intracytoplasmic sperm injection, and embryo transfer.

Location: Health Center
Details: Please contact the Health Center for more information.

Appearance care product purchase subsidy system

In order to reduce the economic burden on cancer patients, we will partially subsidize the cost of purchasing prosthetic devices to compensate for changes in appearance caused by cancer treatment.

Eligible applicants: Anyone who meets all of the following criteria

  1. Those who have a resident registration in Anjo City as of the application date
  2. People who have been diagnosed with cancer and have received or are currently undergoing treatment for it
  3. Those who have purchased wigs to cover hair loss due to cancer treatment or prosthetic devices to cover breast deformation caused by surgical treatment, etc.
  4. People who have not received subsidies for similar prosthetic devices from municipalities in the prefecture in the past.

Items eligible for subsidy: Wigs and breast support devices (shapewear, support pads, or breast prostheses).
Subsidies are limited to one per type of support device
Location: Health Center
Details: Please contact the Health Center for more information.

Home care support project for young cancer patients

We will subsidize part of the cost of home care for young terminal cancer patients so that they can live their daily lives in the comfort of their own home.

Eligible applicants: A person who meets all of the following criteria or their caregiver.

  1. Anjo resident under the age of 40 at the time of using the service
  2. Those who have been diagnosed with terminal cancer by a doctor and require support and care for living at home

Subsidy target: Expenses related to in-home services, rental of welfare equipment, and purchase of welfare equipment under the long-term care insurance system.
Those receiving equivalent subsidies or benefits under other systems are not eligible.
Location: Health Center
Details: Please contact the Health Center for more information.

Maternal and child health

Maternal and child health handbook issuance

If you find out you are pregnant, get a Maternal and Child Health Handbook as soon as possible.

Things to Bring

Pregnancy notification form, residence card, My Number card (or identification if you don’t have one), the pregnant woman's cash card or bankbook.

Location

Health Center

Dates

Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays and New Year's holidays), 9:00 am to 12:00 pm

Konnichiwa Akachan visit

In Anjo City, nurses and public health nurses make home visits to all families with babies up to four months old to provide information on child-rearing and listen to any concerns or worries they may have regarding child-rearing.
The city health center will contact you to arrange a date and time for a visit.
If your child has not received a visit within three months of birth, please contact us.

Medical checkup

Checkup name Content Things to bring

Maternal and infant health checkups

Dental health check-up for pregnant women

Newborn hearing test Maternal Dental Health Care

14 Prenatal checkups

1 Cervical cancer screening

1 Dental check-up for pregnant women

2 Maternity health checkups

2 Infant health checks

1 Newborn hearing test

1 Maternal dental health check care

Maternal and Child Health Handbook, medical examination ticket (subsidy ticket)

The examination tickets will be given to you when you receive your Maternal and Child Health Handbook.

Women with multiple births will be given five additional medical examination tickets.

If you have a medical examination ticket from before you moved here, you will need to exchange it for an Anjo City medical examination ticket. Please contact the Health Center.

4-month-old health check【1】 Group talks, physical measurements, medical examinations, individual consultations, etc. Maternal and Child Health Handbook, questionnaire, hip joint questionnaire, bath towel, etc.
Health check-up for 1 year and 6-month-olds【1】 Group talks, medical interviews, examinations, physical measurements, dental checkups, individual consultations, etc.

Maternal and Child Health Handbook, questionnaire, bath towel.
Toothbrush if you wish to apply fluoride.

Dental checkup and fluoride application for 2-year-olds For more details, please see the city's official website or the April, July, October, and December issues of Anjo Newsletter.
Health check-up for 3-year-olds【1】 Eye refraction tests, group talks, interviews, medical examinations, physical measurements, dental checkups, individual consultations, etc.

Maternal and Child Health Handbook, questionnaire, eye and ear questionnaire, bath towel.
Toothbrush if you wish to apply fluoride.

【1】Notified individually about health checkups for 4-month-old children, 18-month-old children, and 3-year-old children.

Vaccination

Routine vaccinations based on the Vaccination Act

Eligible individuals will be notified at the appropriate time.
If you are within the applicable period, there will be no personal charges.
What to bring: Vaccination ticket and maternal and child health handbook
You will need to make an appointment in advance with the medical institution.

Vaccination type Eligible period
1.Rotavirus

6 weeks 0 days to 24 weeks (32 weeks) 0 days after birth
(varies depending on vaccine used)

2.Pneumococcus in children 2 months to under 60 months old
3.Hepatitis B Under 1 year old
4.Hib 2 months to under 90 months old
5.5-in-1 combination (diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, polio, Hib)

2 months to under 90 months old

6.B.C.G. Under 1 year old
7.2-in-1 combination (diphtheria and tetanus) 11 years to under 13 years old
8.Measles-rubella

Stage 1: 1-year-olds
Stage 2: 1 year before entering elementary school (nencho)

9.Chickenpox From 12 months to under 36 months old
10.Japanese encephalitis

Stage 1: 6 months to under 90 months of age
Stage 2: 9 years old to under 13 years old

11.Human papillomavirus From 6th grade of elementary school to the end of the school year when the child is 16 years old (equivalent to the first year of high school)

To new residents
The health center will send a "Vaccination History Notification Form" to children up to the first year of junior high school (excluding boys aged 13 and over).
If this document is not submitted, we will not be able to issue individual vaccination notices, so please be sure to submit it to the health center.

Optional vaccinations

Eligible individuals will be notified at the appropriate times.

Vaccination type Eligibility Subsidy amount
Influenza Children who will be 1 year old by the end of December to high school students

¥1,000/dose or ¥2,000/dose

(varies depending on vaccine used)
Mumps

1 year old child

First year before entering elementary school (nencho)

¥2,000

【Inquiries】
Kenko Suishin-Ka (Health Promotion Division) 
Located in the Health Center
Address:106-1 Shimokegachi, Yokoyama-cho
TEL:0566-76-1133

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