Periodic health check: How often?

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The article is professionally consulted by Master, Doctor Nguyen Thi Ngoc - General Internal Medicine - Endocrinology - Department of Examination & Internal Medicine - Vinmec Central Park International General Hospital. Doctor has more than 10 years of studying, researching and working in the field of endocrinology.

1. Why should periodic health check-up?

Health is the most precious capital of every person, only with good health can people study, work, play, live happily and be useful. Periodic health check-ups are extremely important, showing each person's responsibility for their own health. Prevention is always effective, gentler than cure. A person who looks healthy can be at risk for many diseases. There are serious diseases that are sometimes discovered incidentally during ultrasound, X-ray,... on physical examination even though the patient has no symptoms. If serious diseases are not detected early, when detected at a severe level, the treatment will be extremely difficult, expensive and seriously affect the quality of life.
Accordingly, periodic health check-ups help each person understand their own health status, because when you go to a health check-up, you will receive a comprehensive health check through general examination, specialized examination. , perform tests and diagnostic imaging techniques such as X-ray, ultrasound, CT ... Through the examination results, doctors not only help assess the current health status but also help predict future risk factors for disease.

Detecting the disease at an early stage will have the opportunity to treat, minimizing the risk of recurrence. In addition, from early prediction of risk factors for disease, health examiners will be guided to change and adjust their lifestyle and appropriate nutrition to improve health and prevent disease risk. .

2. How often should a health check be performed?

Health experts recommend that people have regular health checkups 1-2 times a year to screen for health problems or cancer for people at high risk. However, how often a periodical health check-up depends on your age, working environment, current health status, personal and family health history.
Depending on the age at the time of examination, in addition to the contents of general examination and screening tests, periodical health examination also provides specialized examination and testing services related to the risk of diseases corresponding to the age group. age, specifically:
At the age of 18-30, examination and testing focus on high-risk infectious diseases such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C, sexually transmitted diseases such as gonorrhea, syphilis; reproductive health check-up, pre-marital health. At the age of 30-40, focus on screening for diseases that may appear early at this age such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, dyslipidemia, gout,... In women, they will be screened for cancer. gynecological letter. In middle age, screening for cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, hypertension, osteoarthritis,... and common cancer screening such as liver cancer, stomach cancer, cancer nasopharyngeal cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer in men...

People at high risk of disease such as: people with a personal or family history of diseases such as cancer, heart disease, smokers, people who regularly drink alcohol, have a sedentary lifestyle, eat high in fat ... more frequent health checkups are recommended to detect health problems early.

3. Regulations on periodic health check according to the latest circular

Health is not only the private property of each person but also the common property of agencies, companies and businesses. An enterprise can only focus on doing business and producing well when the health of employees is fully cared for and guaranteed. Regulations on periodic health check-ups according to the latest circular, Circular 19/2016/TT-BYT guiding the management of occupational hygiene and health of employees. Accordingly, employees will be given a health check before job placement, periodical health check and periodical examination for occupational diseases. Employees must be arranged and arranged to work positions suitable to their health situation.
According to the 2015 Law on Occupational Safety and Health, employees must have a medical examination at least once a year. For employees doing heavy, dangerous and toxic occupations and jobs; employees who are disabled; Juvenile workers or elderly workers should have a medical examination at least every 6 months. In addition, female employees must be examined by obstetrician. Workers in the environment that are regularly exposed to factors at risk of occupational diseases must be examined for occupational diseases. Expenses for medical examination, examination and detection of occupational diseases and treatment of occupational diseases for employees shall be covered by the employer's agency or enterprise.

4. Where should the periodic health check?

Vinmec Health System has long been famous for its modern facilities, outstanding standards, high quality human resources, and is performed by well-trained experts and doctors in the industry. both at home and abroad. Besides, to meet the needs of examination, treatment, diagnosis and prevention of diseases, Vinmec now also deploys many convenient medical services that are satisfied by many customers.
Currently, Vinmec has been and continues to invest in renovating modern equipment, at the same time applying science and technology, the latest medical treatments to treatment. Therefore, Vinmec International General Hospital is considered as an international standard medical care address in Vietnam.
Currently, Vinmec is implementing a lot of periodic health checkup packages suitable for each age, gender and individual needs of customers with very favorable price policy, including:
General health checkup package Work permit- issue work permit Child health check-up package Standard general health check-up package Special general health check-up package VIP general health check-up package Diamond general health check-up package Advantages of Vinmec's health check-up packages mean that customers will be screened and screened by a system of modern equipment to help support the best diagnosis today such as PET/CT, MRI, CT 640, system The world's leading advanced ultrasound machine, international standard laboratory system,... After a general examination, if any diseases are detected, customers can use services from other specialties. hospital with outstanding quality of treatment.

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