Health Center Service

Health center offer som sevices for illness detected in early stages and for preventive/protective medicine methods. Health centers in Wakayama City include the following :

• Chuo Hoken-sho(Central Heath Center)
  address : 5-2-15 Fukiage
  tel 33-2261
• Chuo Hoken-sho Minami Shisho(Central Health Center South Branch)
  address : 1-1-13 Wakaura higashi
  tel : 47-0310
• NIshi Hoken-sho(West Health Center)
  address : 3-2-63 Matsue higashi
  tel 55-4181

Before going to a health center, please be sure which one has jurisdication over your residential area.
Main service of health center are as follows.

1. Nyuyo-ji kenko kensa(Infants health examination)
   For 3 month old, 6m.o., 1 year old, 1.5 y.o., 3 y.o.
   2.5 y.o.(only dental check)
2. Ninpu kyoshitsu(Pregnant women's classroom)
   Discussing pregnancy, calisthenics, bath, nutrition guidance, dental hygiene.
3. Haha-oya kyoshitsu(Mother's classroom)
   Lectures & classes for expectant & nursing mothers on childbirth,dhildcare, family planing, etc...
4. All kinds of examination & health discussion
   • Nyu-gan kensa(Breast cancer medical examination)
     For women over 30y.o. Apply by postcard.
   • Shikyu-gan kenshin(Uterus cancer medical examination)
     For women over 30 y.o. Apply by postcard.
   • I-gan kensin(Stomach cancer medical examination)
     For people over 40 y.o Apply by postcard.
   • Hai-gan kenshin(Lung cancer medical examination)
     For people over 40 y.o.
   • Seijin kenko sodan(Adult health consultation)
     For all adults
   • Arukoru-izon-sha sodan(Alcoholics consultation)
     The members of "Danshu-kai"(society of alcoholic abstentions) give counseling.
5. Various services for geriatric diseases
   • Netakiri-rojin no homon shido(Bedridden senior citizens visit & guidance)
     Nurses or public health nurses visit the homes of bedridden people over 40 years old.
6. Yobo-sesshi(Vaccinations)
   Vaccines against Polio, Hashika(Measles), BCG, Nihon-noen(encephalitis), Influenza and Sanshu kongo wakuchin(Triple Vaccine(whopping couch, dephtheria & Tetanus)) are vaccinated.