Checklist for a Traveler with a Health Problem

• have a travel plan with detailed itinerary?

• identified potential hazards, including environmental exposures?

• become knowledgable about how to avoid hazards?

• have an adequate supply of medications, with critical medicines always at hand?

• have a plan for emergencies, including medical evacuation insurance?

• know how to access healthcare during the trip?

• have a reliable travel companion who can assist the person when necessary?

• have a reliable means of communication?

• willing and able to adhere to a healthy lifestyle?

• have reasonable mental health?

• able to to adapt to the unexpected?

• have a medical alert bracelet or other means of hazard notification?

• undergone an assessment prior to departure with all necessary vaccinations?

• undergone a followup exam on return?