Taking Care of Brain and Cardiovascular Health in Industrial Sites... Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency Conducts In-Depth Health Examinations for High-Risk Workers

Support for Detailed Medical Examination Costs for Security Guards, Taxi and Bus Drivers, Delivery Workers

Not a One-Time Diagnosis but 5 Periodic Consultations, 80% of Diagnostic Costs Covered by the Corporation

Workflow Diagram for Brain and Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Project.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A project to prevent cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases that can occur due to long hours of labor in industrial sites is being launched.

The Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency (Chairman Park Doo-yong) announced on the 7th that it will carry out the "In-depth Health Examination Support Project for High-Risk Cerebrovascular and Cardiovascular Workers," which provides in-depth health examinations, periodic health consultations, and health management programs through worker health centers.

The support targets workers (including special-type workers) working at workplaces subscribed to industrial accident insurance who are high-risk for cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases, such as security guards, taxi and bus drivers, courier and delivery workers.

The policy prioritizes support for occupations vulnerable to cerebrovascular and cardiovascular disease risks due to old age, long working hours, or night shifts.

The scale of this support project is about 15,000 people, with a total budget of 3.28 billion KRW. The agency supports 80% of the health examination costs.

Applications for support will be accepted through the agency's website starting from the 7th of this month, and eligibility includes employers or special-type workers providing labor, as well as individual workers themselves.

Health examinations are currently conducted at 26 medical institutions nationwide that have applied to participate in the project, and the number of participating medical institutions is expected to expand in the future.

The feature of this support is that it conducts specialized detailed health examinations focused on cerebrovascular and cardiovascular systems, such as echocardiography, electrocardiograms, and carotid artery ultrasound, mainly for the prevention of cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases.

Unlike the existing support projects that only provided one-time health examination support, this project allows up to five periodic health consultations even after the in-depth health examination.

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