Travel Medicine Services
Each year millions of people travel the world, for business and for pleasure
International travelers are exposed to a great number of health risks and contagious diseases in unfamiliar environments, from minor maladies to serious infectious diseases like malaria and yellow fever.
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We can help you with steps to prevent such problems. When work or play takes you abroad, take advantage of Affinity’s specialized travel medicine services. Led by a registered nurse specializing in occupational and travel medicine, we offer essential services for corporate travelers and recreational travelers. |
Keys to Healthy Travel
There are several important strategies every traveler should consider when planning to travel abroad.
Plan in advance
When traveling abroad, leave sufficient time to plan for your medical needs. Taking simple precautions before departure and while abroad can go a long way toward minimizing risks. Seek medical care and vaccinations months in advance of your trip.
Know what vaccinations you need
Our team employs proprietary resources that help determine which vaccines are recommended or mandatory for the countries you plan to visit. Our information is updated daily, alerting us to any changes in requirements, safety concerns or travel restrictions.
Provide time for immunity to develop
It’s important to provide sufficient time to update routine immunizations and for those vaccinations to take effect. Most vaccines take two to four weeks to develop full protection, and some require multiple doses given weeks or months apart. Some countries check the dates you received a vaccine and may not let you enter if the vaccine was not given far enough in advance.
Travel in good health
Plan early to take care of routine dental and medical matters before traveling. We’ll review your medical history, current diseases, medications and allergies as part of your visit.
Services
We welcome all travelers, whether traveling for business or personal* reasons, by land, sea or air. Our professional travel medicine staff can:
- administer and prescribe required immunizations or medications
- provide instant access to health and safety bulletins from around the globe
- provide up-to-date, customized, destination-specific reports with travel, medical safety tips and precautions.
Special Areas of Attention
As an integral part of Affinity’s travel medicine service, our staff can provide insight and answer destination-specific questions on important topics such as:
- understanding and treating travelers’ diarrhea
- food and water precautions
- Hepatitis A
- land and air travel
- deep vein thrombosis
- special risks
Scheduling an Appointment
To make an appointment for a travel medicine consultation, please call (920) 223-7204.
Note: Personal/private travelers are asked to pay at the time of service. As part of our Occupational Health services for area businesses, corporate travelers will be billed later.
