TRAVEL HEALTH
J.T.D. Main, M.D.,DipSportMed
Senior District Medical Officer
Veterans Affairs Canada,
Birds of Paradise, Unit 524
jandjmain@hotmail.com
G. USEFUL LINKS:
Canadian Source: Travel Medicine Program,
Health Canada –
www.travelhealth.gc.ca
Department of Foreign Affairs & International
Trade -
www.voyage.gc.ca
This site provides country-specific information, including travel warnings, health threats and a listing of Canadian embassies/consulates, as well as general advice about travel safety; you can register on-line, at this site, with the Canadian consulate.
World Health Organization Source:
International Travel & Health Vaccination Requirements & Health Advice -
www.who.int
American Source: Traveler’s Health, Centers
for Disease Control *** best site*** -
www.cdc.gov/travel
Laboratory Center for Disease Control; Health
Canada – www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hpb/lcdc/osh - travel health advisories
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular
Affairs, American Citizens Services – www.travel.state.gov - travel warnings
IAMAT (International Association for Medical
Assistance to Travelers) is an organization that will provide you with names
of English speaking doctors around the world; the phone number is
1-519-836-0102. –
www.iamat.org
Don’t Drink the Water, a Canadian publication
co-published by the Canadian Public Health Association and the Canadian
Society for International Health
