Goka Town and Pal System Conclude Health Checkup Partnership to Promote Participation with 'Checkup Participant Gifts'
Pal System Ibaraki Tochigi and Goka Town have concluded a partnership agreement regarding health checkup services. Through collaboration between the local government and the cooperative, they will deliver gifts to National Health Insurance checkup participants to support residents' health management.
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Pal System Ibaraki Tochigi (HQ: Mito, Ibaraki; Chairperson: Tomoyo Aoki) and Goka Town (Mayor: Kiyoshi Chiku) concluded a "Partnership Agreement on Health Checkup Services" on May 28. This marks the second instance in the prefecture, following Naka City, where a municipality has partnered with a cooperative for health screening services.
Under the agreement, gifts such as sets of spaghetti and retort sauce or toilet paper will be delivered to health checkup participants enrolled in Goka Town's National Health Insurance. The collaboration aims to promote the health management of local residents.
A signing ceremony was held on May 28. Chairperson Aoki, who attended from Pal System Ibaraki Tochigi, stated, "We hope this will help create a system where everyone can live vigorously. We want to support the healthy lives of Goka Town residents and contribute, in our own small way, to increasing checkup participation rates."
Under the agreement, Goka Town will distribute "Checkup Participant Gift" invitation cards when notifying residents of health checkups, which include blood tests and physical measurements. Interested participants can apply using a form enclosed with their health checkup results mailed after the examination. Pal System will deliver the gifts to the applicants' homes on behalf of the town.
Goka Town and Pal System Ibaraki Tochigi have previously signed a "Partnership Agreement on Cooperation for Local Monitoring Activities" in March 2014 and a "Partnership Agreement on Promotion of Child-Rearing Support" in August 2025. With this new agreement, they aim to contribute to extending the healthy life expectancy of local residents.
Under the agreement, gifts such as sets of spaghetti and retort sauce or toilet paper will be delivered to health checkup participants enrolled in Goka Town's National Health Insurance. The collaboration aims to promote the health management of local residents.
A signing ceremony was held on May 28. Chairperson Aoki, who attended from Pal System Ibaraki Tochigi, stated, "We hope this will help create a system where everyone can live vigorously. We want to support the healthy lives of Goka Town residents and contribute, in our own small way, to increasing checkup participation rates."
Under the agreement, Goka Town will distribute "Checkup Participant Gift" invitation cards when notifying residents of health checkups, which include blood tests and physical measurements. Interested participants can apply using a form enclosed with their health checkup results mailed after the examination. Pal System will deliver the gifts to the applicants' homes on behalf of the town.
Goka Town and Pal System Ibaraki Tochigi have previously signed a "Partnership Agreement on Cooperation for Local Monitoring Activities" in March 2014 and a "Partnership Agreement on Promotion of Child-Rearing Support" in August 2025. With this new agreement, they aim to contribute to extending the healthy life expectancy of local residents.
FAQ
パルシステム茨城 栃木と五霞町が締結した協定の目的は何ですか？
両者は「健康診査等事業に係る連携協定」を締結し、五霞町国民健康保険加入者の健康診査受診率向上と、地域住民の健康管理推進を目的としています。
受診者プレゼントの対象と内容はどうなっていますか？
対象は五霞町国民健康保険の健診受診者です。プレゼントはスパゲッティとレトルトソースのセット、トイレットペーパー、ビタミン入り果汁飲料などから選べるギフトで、パルシステムが応募者の自宅へ届けます。
これまでの両者の連携実績はどのようなものがありますか？
2014年3月に「見守り活動への協力に関する連携協定」、2025年8月に「子育て支援の推進に関する連携協定」を締結しており、生協の宅配インフラを活用した地域貢献を継続しています。
この健診連携協定は県内でどの程度の規模ですか？
本件は、健診事業において自治体が生協と連携する事例として茨城県内で2件目となります。
プレゼントはいつ、どのように提供されますか？
受診者は、健診後に郵送される健診結果と同封の用紙から応募し、後日パルシステムが希望者の自宅へギフトを届けます。