FREE TRAVEL CONSULTATION
-Get a pre-travel health assessment from a travel health clinic or your family doctor.
-Obtain full travel health insurance.
-Take enough supplies of your regular medication and carry proof you need them.
-Drink only bottles or purified water and avoid ice cubes-drink plenty of liquids.
-Eat fruits and vegetables the are freshly peeled or cooked. Peel it, boil it, cook it or forget it!
-Eat foods that are recently cooked and served piping hot.
-Wash your hands often.
-Protect yourself against mosquito bites. Use repellents containing at least 30% DEET.
-Avoid contact with animals. Seek medical advice if you get bitten or scratched by an animal.
-Do not swim or wade into fresh water.
-Use sun block with minimum SPF of 15.
-Always use a condom if you have sex with someone you meet when traveling.
-Always wear a seatbelt. Motor vehicle accidents are the most common cause of death among travellers.
~Please bring your care card, a list of your current medications, vaccination records and travel itinerary to travel consult appointment.
Travel Immunizations
~To ensure proper vaccine coverage, consult our travel health clinic preferably 6 weeks before departure.
Northern British Columbia Travel Health & Vaccination Clinic (NBCTHVC)
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Travel Health Tips
Latest News:
YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION SHORTAGE IN CANADA
Our clinic is currently out of the yellow fever vaccination. Please contact our office for more information.
Up To Date Zika Information
http://www.cdc.gov/zika/index.html
Travelling With Children to South Africa
More Travel and Vaccination Information Available At:
Public Health Agency of Canada
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/tmp-pmv/index-eng.php
Center For Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov/
BC Center for Disease Control
http://www.bccdc.ca/health info/immunization-vaccines
Health Link BC
https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/services-and-resources/healthlinkbc-files/health-files-list
Immunize BC
Fit For Travel
http://www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk/
Northern Health Influenza Information
https://northernhealth.ca/YourHealth/PublicHealth/InfluenzaInformation.aspx
~If you are travelling to Africa or South America, you may be at risk of yellow fever and malaria. Malaria and yellow fever can be fatal.
~We also provide non-travel services like TB screening, flu shots and more!
Travel Clinic Prince George
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