Top Ten Guide to a Health and Happy Travel Experience
- Travel planning is smart and easy. Just do it!
- Visit your healthcare professional at least 6 weeks before you leave home.
- It’s up to you to get vaccinated against infectious diseases and complete all the required doses.
- Ask your healthcare professional if you will need malaria protection.
- Remember that even popular tourist destinations like the Caribbean and Mexico can harbour disease risk.
- Recognize the key factors that put you at risk for disease.
- Choose food wisely when travelling – boil it, cook it or peel it!
- Use common sense to reduce your chance of getting injured.
- Learn everything you can about your destination by checking out books and websites well in advance.
- Avoid becoming a target of criminals. Keep your head up, your eyes open and know who you’re dealing with.
DID YOU KNOW?
20% - 50% of travelers may develop diarrhea depending on the region of the world they visit. In fact, diarrhea is the most common illness of travelers
Travel Health- Related Websites
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- Centre for Disease Control Travelers (CDC)
- Committee to Advise on Tropical Medicine and Travel (CATMAT)
- Region of Waterloo Public Health (PH)
If you have a health plan … vaccines and antimalarial drugs may be covered.
Click here to view a list of common vaccines/medications and their corresponding DIN (Drug Identification Number).
