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PREVENTion Highlights for Traveling SPH Students Noreen A Hynes, M.D., M.P.H., D.T.M.&H. Director, Geographic Medicine Center Director, Johns Hopkins Travel & Tropical Medicine 24 February 2012
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PREVENTion Highlights for Overseas Travelers begins with YOU P: Prepare You are responsible. Have a plan! R: Risk assessment Your part in risk analysis E: Educate Yourself V: Vaccines and other tools Your protection E: Evaluate Your plan N: Needs assessment Your needs T: Travel medicine visit Your call where/what
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PREVENTion Highlights PREPARE YOU are Responsible! Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? RISK ASSESSMENT
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PREVENTion Highlights EDUCATE YOURSELF Research country and location where you will be What does CDC say? On- line Yellow Book What types of health risks? What does CDC recommend? VACCINES & OTHER TOOLS Vaccines – Routine – Recommended – Required Medications – Pre-exposure – Post-exposure – Treatments Personal protections – Clean water – Safe food – ITBN – Insect repellents – Condoms
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PREVENTion Highlights EVALUATE What is ideal for me? What is unacceptable for me? NEEDS ASSESSMENT What do I need to insure optimal experience and maintain health? – Vaccines – Medications – Other items Costs of protection – $ – Time
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PREVENTion Highlights TRAVEL MEDICINE VISIT PREP Ideal: 2-3 months before departure Visits and vaccines NOT covered by insurance Get ROUTINE vaccines before coming for your visit (covered by your insurance) Decide how much $ you have for this BEFORE TRAVEL MEDICINE VISIT PREP Medications usually covered by insurance Find out if your Department will cover your visit/vaccines Decide which vaccines you are likely to want BEFORE you go Decide where to go for your visit: call around Make the appointment so all vaccines completed at least 2 weeks before you travel.
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