Chapter Seven

Online Travel Health Resources

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Traveler’s Health
Official inoculation and health recommendations for international travelers. Online database includes updated international health news and travel health tips for every country in the world. A great starting point for health and vaccination information about your destination.

World Health Organization: Travel and Health
Updated health information for international travelers, including disease distribution maps and current health news on a country-by-country basis.

Travel Health Pro
Travel resources from the U.K.’s National Travel Health Network and Centre. Provides up-to-date health information for international travelers. The website has fact sheets, outbreak information, news, and a world map with alerts.

Canadian Travel Health and Safety
Health-related resources and advice for international travelers.

Institute for International Medicine
Non-profit organization that provides international health instruction.

Wilderness Medical Society
Provides wilderness medical education and instruction. Wilderness Medicine Magazine features stories from rescuers and survivors.

Travel Health Books

CDC Health Information for International Travel, edited by Gary W. Brunette (Oxford University Press, 2018, ebook and print)
Updated biennially by a team of over 200 health experts, this is the definitive guide to travel medicine, including easy-to-read disease risk maps, information on where to find healthcare during travel, advice for those traveling with infants and children, a comprehensive catalog of diseases, and detailed country-specific health warnings.

Wilderness & Travel Medicine: A Comprehensive Guide, by Eric Weiss (Mountaineers Books, 2011, ebook and print)
Covers how to handle illnesses, injuries, performing CPR, and other lifesaving information along with what to do when medical help isn’t available.

Where There is No Doctor, by David Werner, Carol Thuman, Jane Maxwell (Hesperian, 2020, ebook and print)
Designed for aid workers and missionaries, this classic public-health text has meant survival for thousands in remote places since the early 1970s. This series includes books on medical and dental care, women’s health, and other topics.

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