Our providers individualize travel medicine recommendations to your specific medical history, itinerary and planned activities abroad to help minimize your risk of exposure to infection. This individual assessment is especially important as vaccine recommendations can change rapidly.
In addition to immunizations, we also offer current education materials on your destination and medications to take with you to treat common health problems.
International travelers can contract illnesses from eating certain foods, drinking water and event from an insect bite. Therefore, it is still important to learn about all aspects of travel medicine before you travel. We can help you prevent any bothersome or dangerous illnesses during your trip.
Yes. Among other diseases, Hepatitis A, malaria and traveler’s diarrhea can be acquired in urban areas.
Yes, we are certified by the Minnesota Department of Health to provide yellow fever immunization. To provide yellow fever immunization, clinics are required to demonstrate the ability to safely handle and store the yellow fever vaccine because this particular vaccine has extremely stringent environmental control requirements.
Your name and dose regimen should be clearly labeled on the original prescription container. Ports of entry officials may require proper identification of medications. Carry copies of all prescriptions, including their generic names. For controlled substances and injectable medications, carry a note from the prescribing physician on letterhead stationery. Certain medications are not permitted in certain countries.
If there is a question about these restrictions, particularly with controlled substances, you should contact the embassy or consulate of the destination country. If in doubt, put your liquids in your checked luggage.
Refer to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration (TSA) website to determine how to pack medications. They also have special guidelines for travelers with disabilities and medical conditions.
While many services are covered by insurance, it is important for you to check with your insurance provider to determine whether these travel medicine services are covered by your plan.
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