골다공증 무료검사, 60세 여성을 위한 예방수칙은?
Routine Health Checkup and Osteoporosis Test Expansion
Next year, routine health checkups including osteoporosis tests will be expanded to women aged 60.
- Expansion of Health Checkups: The government has announced plans to expand routine health checkups, including the inclusion of osteoporosis tests for women up to the age of 60, which was previously limited to women aged 54 and 66. This decision is part of a major initiative to promote women's health.
- Child Health Checkup Improvement: As part of a follow-up plan for pediatric care, there is a proposal to increase the number of health checkups for infants and collaborate with the Ministry of Education to enhance the pilot program for improving student health checkups.
Improvement in Healthcare Evaluation
| Diverse Evaluation Plans: The 5th round evaluation plan for healthcare institutions includes incentivizing continuous excellence in general and cancer screenings, and emphasizes disease prediction in cancer screening evaluations. | Enhanced Evaluation Criteria: The Ministry of Health and Welfare conducts evaluations every three years, focusing on 9 types of health checkups, including general health examinations, pediatric examinations, dental checkups, and the 6 major cancer examinations at hospital-level and clinic-level institutions. |
To further this initiative, and to ensure quality healthcare services, these decisions will be implemented from January next year after further system revisions and healthcare screening standards updates in the latter half of this year.
Minister's Statement
Minister Park Min-soo emphasized the need for a shift to a preventive and integrated healthcare management system in the aging society, highlighting the importance of the national health checkup system as a vital means of disease prevention, early detection and management, and improving the lifespan and health of the population as a whole.
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자주 묻는 질문 FAQ
질문 1. 골다공증 검사는 어떻게 확대되었나요?
답변1. 골다공증 검사는 현재 54세, 66세 여성을 대상으로 실시되고 있으며, 내년부터는 60세 여성까지 포함하여 총 3회 실시하게 됩니다.
질문 2. 보건복지부는 어떤 방향으로 건강검진제도를 개선하고 있나요?
답변 2. 보건복지부는 건강검진제도의 질 향상을 위해 다양한 개선방안을 모색하고 있으며, 검진기관 평가를 실시하여 질 관리 동기부여를 강화하고 있습니다.
질문 3. 박민수 복지부 차관의 발언 내용은 무엇인가요?
답변3. 박민수 복지부 차관은 고령화시대의 증가하는 만성적 질병에 대응하여 질병 예방을 강조하고, 건강수명을 늘리기 위해 노력하겠다고 밝혔습니다.