Health Promotion

Nowadays, active health management at the prevention level is required for Korean citizens’ healthy lives while the cost for chronic diseases is rising, a birth rate is falling and societies are getting older. To cope with these trends, NHIS has been doing a variety of things, such as persuading people to get health checkups regularly to detect diseases at the early stage and enhancing public health accordingly.

Health Checkup

Download physical examination program guidebook

Target of the General Health- Checkup

  • The employee insured
  • The self-employed insured: Householders, Subscribers at least 20 years old, dependents at least 20 years old

Target of Cancer Check-up

  • Stomach cancer, Breast cancer: Those aged 40 or older (once in two years)
  • Colorectal cancer: Those aged 50 or older (once in a year)
  • Uterine: Over 20 years old (once in two years)
  • Liver cancer: over age 40 (once in half year)

Co-payment rate

  • General Health check-up: fully covered by NHIS
  • Cancer Check-up: NHIS (90%), Examinee (10%) (In case of colorectal and cervical cancer, NHIS covers the entire costs)

Note: The NHIS pay the whole expenses incurred in Pap-tests.

Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Campaign for a healthy life

  • Personalized health counseling and information for those at risk factors for metabolic syndrome based on health checkups
  • Installation and operation of health measurement devices within NHIS branch offices to foster a health-friendly environment.
  • Hosting "Youth Health Experience Schools" for elementary, middle, and high school students, covering topics such as obesity, smoking cessation, moderation in drinking, mental health, and healthy physical activities.
  • Do campaigns for prevention of diabetes and adult high blood pressure
  • Phone calls, direct counseling or providing customized information for people who show symptoms after a medical examination
  • Do post-health check-up management, such as the telephone counseling, the face to face counseling, and the distribution of customized information books for people who get symptoms.

People centered health promotion projects

  • People-centered health promotion program for a healthy world
  • The NHIS operates the “Exercise Program(NHIS-MOVE 100)” to promote public health and prevent disease. By providing participant-centered health management services to improve physical function and encourage a healthy lifestyle, this program contributes to disease prevention and the financial stability of the insurance system.
  • Analysis of the effectiveness of a health promotion program based on pre- and post-test results of physical function and mental health(depression).