A method of securely communicating personal health information between a
user terminal and a health care server. The method includes receiving an
encryption key from a security key issuing device through a local
communication between a user terminal and the security key issuing
device; obtaining health information of a user; encrypting the health
information by using the encryption key; and transmitting the encrypted
health information to a health care server through a network
communication between the user terminal and the health care server.