AI-Personalized Reports for 100,000 Health Survey Participants Show ‘Where Your Health Stands’

The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) will pilot AI-based personalized health reports for about 100,000 participants in the Community Health Survey.

On the 1st, KDCA said it would send the “AI-Based Personalized Health Report” to about 100,000 Community Health Survey participants who consented to receive it. The initiative is part of the government-wide Public AX Project (AI Transformation), which aims to transform the public sector through AI.

The pilot was initially intended to reach 1,500 people this year, but after about 100,000 expressed interest in receiving the report, KDCA decided to provide it to all applicants. Reports will be sent in stages over 5 weeks, starting on the 31st of last month.

The reports are based on more than 5 million records from national health surveys accumulated over the past 20 years. The data were refined into core datasets for AI training and analyzed using high-performance GPU servers at KDCA.

The AI model analyzes individuals’ physical indicators and lifestyle habits to predict their risk of major chronic diseases, including hypertension and diabetes. It visualizes their health standing with traffic-light indicators and graphs, comparing them with “peer groups” of people with similar residence, sex and age.

Recipients can view and download the report immediately on a mobile device by clicking a link sent through Kakao notification messages or text messages, without installing a separate app. The report also includes a “personalized 1-minute video” feature in which AI summarizes and explains key actions to take, for older adults who may find text-heavy reports difficult to read.

KDCA has completed validation by an interdisciplinary advisory panel of 13 medical, health care and AI experts. It has introduced a two-track guide that distinguishes people taking medication from those who need preventive care, providing information suited to each group.

Each section of the report discloses the basis for its results, allowing users to see how they answered each question and the criteria used to assess their health status.

KDCA plans to link an “intelligent 24-hour AI health counseling chatbot” to its promotional website in October, allowing members of the public who did not participate in the survey to check their health status through a brief questionnaire. Starting in 2027, the service will be expanded to all survey participants, about 230,000 people annually.

KDCA Commissioner Seung-kwan Lim said, “This project is a leading example of public administration using AI to return public data to the people.” He added, “We hope the AI health report will serve as a valuable guide to help each person improve their health habits and prevent chronic diseases.”