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

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

PREVENTion Highlights PREPARE  YOU are Responsible! Who? What? When? Where? Why? How? RISK ASSESSMENT

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

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

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.