I have my family doctor,
a regular dentist and a regular pharmacy to ask anything I’m concerned about.
Enjoy keeping fit together.
What is “Health Tsukuba 21”?
It aims at a “ Happy and Healthy Tsukuba ”. It is a plan to encourage every citizen to live contently and have a healthy life. Please add one item from those below to your usual activities.
Make full use of antismoking campaigns.
Have a proper alcohol intake
and take days off drinking each week.
Have a dental check regularly.
Chew my food thoroughly, and make a habit to brush my teeth soon after eating.
Move my body intentionally in daily life.
Enjoy and continue doing exercise my own way.
Take medical checkups and cancer checkups regularly.
According to the results, take proper treatment and try to practice it actively and try to prevent/cure the disease.
Try to have a well-balanced meal 3 times a day.
I’m interested in dietary education and work on the promotion.
Take enough rest and sleep.
Consult someone if I’m worried about something.
The 3rd Tsukuba Health Promotion Plan “Health Tsukuba 21” has started
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To relieve anxiety about health effects of radioactive substances, a subsidy will be provided children and pregnant women for medical examination.
Targets Tsukuba residents born after March 12, 1992, registered at the time of examination.
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1Pregnant women, registered as residents of Tsukuba at the time of examination Subsidy Thyroid Echography: Max. 3,000 yen
Whole Body Counter examination: Max. 3,000 yen Whole Body Counter examination: Max. 3,000 yen
How many times Once for each exam. Once
Conditions No overdue municipal tax
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2Subsidy Period The day of the examination between April 1, 2013 and March 31, 2018.
Deadline of Application September 30, 2018
From application to receiving the subsidy
1) Make an appointment with a cooperating medical institution.
2) Have an examination and pay the fee by yourself.
3) Apply for subsidy to the Health Promotion Division of the Tsukuba City Hall, or Oho/Sakura/Yatabe Health Center.
Required documents are as follows:
Application form (it can be downloaded from the Tsukuba City Website, or you can get it at the reception desk or at the cooperating medical institutions in Tsukuba City for the echography examination.)
Receipt which shows the fee you paid for the examination.
Report of the results
For pregnant women, a document which proves pregnancy (e.g. Maternity and Child Health record book)
Copy of a certificate of residence and a document which proves payment of municipal tax. (If the applicant agrees to let the inspector refer to their records kept in the city office, and with your name and seal on the consent form, submission of this document is not necessary. If the application is made for a child, the consent of all the guardians is needed.
Please write their signatures on the application form in advance. If the applicant has moved from another area and the necessary tax payment record is not kept in the Tsukuba City Hall; submission of this document is required.)
A seal (Japanese ‘inkan’ stamp)
Bank account information to receive subsidy (Except JP-Yucho bank)
4) When provision of the subsidy is approved after inspection, the subsidy will be transferred to the designated bank account.
(Usually the subsidy will be provided about 1 month after application.)
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1 When it is difficult for infants to have a whole body counter examination by themselves, one of their guardians who spends most of the time with them can take the exam instead. Note that just one guardian can have a whole body counter examination, even if they have two infants.※
2 Residential tax (city, prefecture), Real-estate tax, City-planning tax, Light-vehicle tax, National Health Insurance taxNote: This subsidy is provided, subject to your consent to submit the report of the results to the city, which is calculated and published as statistical data.
Cooperating Medical Institutions
An appointment is required in advance. For details about office hours, examination hours, and costs, please contact each medical institution.
Medical institutions in Tsukuba City for Thyroid Echography (Whole Body Counter exam is not available.)
Area Name of medical institution Address (Tsukuba City) Tel (029) Note
1 Sakura Aoyagi Clinic Kaminomuro 887 857-1522
2 Sakura Takezono Family Clinic Takezono 2 - 8 -19 851-4635
3 Yatabe Ohta Clinic Teshirogi 309 - 4 838-5333
4 Yatabe Ohno Clinic Shimana 634 848-0888
5 Yatabe Ogawa Clinic Midorino Medical Mall 1F, Midorino 1 - 31 - 9 839-3770
6 Yatabe Kikuchi Medical Clinic Yatabe 5915 839-5070
7 Yatabe Kenkyu gakuen Clinic Okada Building 5F, Kenkyu gakuen 5 - 12 - 4 860-5355
8 Yatabe Tamura Clinic Kami Yokoba 2290 - 6 837-1806
9 Yatabe Chikatsu Clinic Gakuen no Mori 2 - 40 - 1 828-8700
10 Yatabe Tsukuba Kid’s Clinic Shimana 2610 - 1 836-2825 under 16 years old
11 Yatabe Tsukuba Tsuji Clinic Iias Tsukuba, Kenkyu Gakuen 5 - 19 868-7170 Tuesday morning only 12 Yatabe Higashi Surgical & Internal
Medicine Clinic Higashi 2 - 26 -16 856-7070
13 Oho Nakagawa Clinic Shinozaki 2272 - 1 864-7760
14 Tsukuba Tsukuba Chuo Hospital Hojo 5118 867-1211
15 Kukizaki Tsukuba Soai Hospital Takasaki 1008 873-2511
Cooperating Examination Institutions Outside of Tsukuba
Name of medical institution Address Phone
Whole body counter
exam.
Thyroid Echography 1 Radiation Risk Research Center Ohta Market Office Building 8F, Tokai 3-2-1
Ota - ku, Tokyo 03-5755-9633
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2 Takanawa Clinic High-home Takanawa 201,
Takanawa 4 - 23 - 6, Minato - ku, Tokyo 03-3449-4909
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X3 Radiation Premium Dock Center Gotenyama Trust Tower 13 F,
Kitashinagawa 4 - 7 - 35, Shinagawa - ku, Tokyo 03-5795-1840
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XSubsidy for Medical Examination of Health Effects of Radioactive Substances
How to receive medical care
1. Have a good family doctor
Let’s have a family doctor who you can consult about your health concerns. If it is necessary to have a higher level of medical treatment, the doctor will prepare a referral to a suitable hospital for you. Your family doctor is a reliable adviser to discuss the best treatment for you, because they know well about your life-style and family.
2. Visit a doctor within clinic hours
Within the hours, as well as the doctor, there are other staff members who help you, such as medical technologists, pharmacists, and nurses. Except in an emergency, it is better to go see the doctor when all staff are available.
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Useful Websites and Phone Numbers in an Emergency●
“Emergency Medical Service Information System of Ibaraki Prefecture”
http://www.qq.pref.ibaraki.jp/ Mobile site: http://www.qq.pref.ibaraki.jp/kt/
今診てもらえるお医者さん
(Doctors available) It is possible to search for available medical institutions within clinic hours, and narrow downa search for a hospital in the area and the departments.
休日夜間当直医検索
Doctors on duty at night and on holidays“Control Center of Emergency Medical Service Information of Ibaraki Prefecture”
Phone: 029-241-4199 for 24 hours a day throughout the year
An operator will give you information of doctors available for emergencies at nights and on holidays. (Not information on dentists.)
“Ibaraki Hotline for Kid’s Emergency”
#8000 (from push-button phones or mobile phones) Phone: 029-254-9900 (from all kinds of phones)
Counseling time: Weekdays: 6:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. Holidays & Year-end and New Year holidays: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Nurses advise you on the phone whether you should take a child to a doctor immediately or not in case of emergency.
“How can you judge if your child needs emergency treatment?” (Japanese only)
子 の救急 て ん 時？茨城県 検索
The website shows some advice by symptoms; what is available in your home or you decide whether you should go to an emergency room or not.
The “Tsukuba Birth Center”, which is comfortable and secure, has been set up in Tsukuba University Hospital to enhance pregnant women’s surroundings in cooperation with Tsukuba University,
What is the Tsukuba Birth Center?
The Tsukuba Birth Center is a midwifery care system within the hospital. This system is to help keep women’s physical and mental health needed during the pregnancy, giving birth, and childcare with communication between midwives and pregnant women and nursing mothers.
Who can use the Tsukuba Birth Center?
Pregnant women and nursing mothers who don’t have any problems with their pregnancy, nor have significant risk for their labor.
A safe delivery with peace of mind, and with comfort and satisfaction
The midwives are your main support throughout the course of pregnancy, and delivery and they assist you and your new-born baby with breast care, nursing and so on. The doctors are surely present during the labor, in case of unforeseen accident.
The joint perinatal maternal and child medical center has been
also set up with the center. Even in the case of an emergency, a high-quality medical care environment is available 24 hours.
The Birth Center, with a woodgrain interior design, is a calm space. The necessary medical equipment has been put in closets. Women can give birth in a homely atmosphere. Their partner can be present at the birth if they wish to be.
Inquiries: Tsukuba University Hospital (Outpatients Section in Obstetrics) Address: Amakubo 2-1-1, Tsukuba City
Phone: 029-853-3878
Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 (noon) on Mon, Tue, Thu, and Fri.
Closed: Wed., Sat., Sun., National Holidays, the New Year Holidays (from Dec.29 to Jan.3)
※ For more information, please contact the doctors and midwives at Tsukuba University Hospital.
Tsukuba Birth Center
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Listed are the hospitals in Tsukuba City. Contact the hospital directly for hospital hours.★
Doctors are available on a rotational basis at some hospitals.Make sure to call and check with the hospital before visiting.
Name of the Hospital Address
(Tsukuba City)Phone
(029)Ichihara Hospital Ozone 3681 864-0303
Tsukuba Gastrointestinal Hospital Takamihara 1-2-39 874-3321
Tsukuba Gakuen Hospital Kamiyokoba 2573-1 836-1355
Tsukuba Memorial Hospital Kaname 1187-299 864-1212
Tsukuba Souai Hospital Takasaki 1008 873-2511
Tsukuba University Hospital Amakubo 2-1-1 853-3900
Tsukuba Chuo Hospital Hojo 5118 867-1211
Tsukuba Hospital Sasagi 1761 855-0777
Tsukuba Medical Center Hospital Amakubo 1-3-1 851-3511
■Osaka Poison Hotline: 072-727-2499 (free consultation) Available for 24 hours a day throughout the year.
■Tsukuba Poison Hotline: 029-852-9999 (free consultation) Available from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. throughout the year.
■Tobacco Poisoning: 072-726-9922 (free consultation) Recorded information available for 24 hours a day throughout the year.
Consultations are free; however, callers are responsible for the cost of the phone call.
JPIC Website: http://www.j-poison-ic.or.jp/
Tsukuba Blood Donation Room
The Tsukuba Blood Donation Room is located on the 2nd floor of the Tsukuba Center Building. Please stop by when you come to the Tsukuba Center area for shopping.
When you take the Tsukuba Express, please use Exit A3, and go up to the pedestrian deck on the 2nd floor.
■Hours: Blood component donation 10:00 - 12:00 / 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Whole blood donation 10:00 - 12:30 / 2:00 - 5:30 p.m.
■Closed: January 1 and December 31
■Parking: Free to those who donate their blood. Please use the “South Parking Garage 2 (
南2立体駐車場
)”, then walk past the Okura Hotel, which is across the street from the South Parking Garage 2. Tsukuba Blood Donation Center is about 3-minute walk from the Garage.※Make sure to bring your ID, such as your driver’s license, passport or health insurance card.
Thank you for your understanding.
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*JPIC does not handle bacterial food poisoning, chronic addiction, and accidental ingestion of foreign material such as a pebble or a marble. Please contact your nearest medical institution.