Nowon-gu Health Center Begins Issuing Health Checkup Certificates (Formerly Health Certificates)

Following the phased resumption of public health center operations paused to focus on COVID-19 response, issuance of health examination certificates (formerly health cards) will restart from June 2, beginning with workers in food and school meal sectors and expanding step by step.

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Nowon-gu announced that the issuance of health examination certificates (formerly health cards) at the public health center has been normalized starting June 2.

To prevent the spread of COVID-19, the district had reduced public health center operations and concentrated personnel and resources on responding to the COVID-19 crisis. However, as social distancing measures have recently been eased and the number of confirmed cases has stabilized, the public health center operations will be normalized step-by-step.

According to the current Food Sanitation Act, workers in the manufacturing, cooking, transportation, and sales sectors of food or food additives must regularly obtain health examination certificates within the periods specified for each industry. Due to the suspension of health examination certificate issuance at public health centers for COVID-19 response, related workers had no choice but to use private medical institutions.

The district judged that normalizing the issuance of health examination certificates was urgent and decided to expedite the process. Since the usage rate by residents was high, reaching about 4,500 cases per month before COVID-19, the district aims to enhance convenience for residents.

While private medical institutions charge about 12,600 to 35,000 KRW, the examination and issuance fee at the public health center is 3,000 KRW. It is expected to reduce the burden on industry workers who have been struggling due to COVID-19.

The issuance resumption targets are Nowon-gu residents working in food and school meal sectors (excluding entertainment industry workers), and the district plans to gradually expand the target groups according to government quarantine policies.

The examination items include typhoid test and chest X-ray (tuberculosis test). Applicants who wish to be tested should bring an ID card or resident registration certificate and visit the public health center. Reception hours are weekdays from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

After filling out the application and confirming eligibility at the first-floor civil service office, the examination will proceed, and issuance is possible five days after the examination date (excluding Saturdays and public holidays). Certificates can be obtained by visiting the first-floor civil service office of the public health center or through the Government24 or Public Health Portal websites.

For more details, inquiries can be made to the Health and Hygiene Division.

Meanwhile, the district has also normalized the operation of 'cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)' education. CPR and automated external defibrillator (AED) usage can be learned at the ‘CPR Training Center,’ a specialized training facility located in the annex of the district office. The training is held twice on weekdays (10 a.m. and 2 p.m.) for 90 minutes, and anyone from third grade elementary school and above can participate.

A public health center official stated, “We plan to sequentially resume public health center services that were reduced or suspended due to COVID-19,” adding, “We will strive to promote various projects for the safety and health of residents, from pregnant women to the elderly.”

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