WTA Travel Health Program

Travel Health Articles

Jet Lag Articles

• Jet Lag 7 Tips
• Jet Lag: The Hidden Costs of Travel
• You're Getting Verrry Sleeepy...Combating Jet Lag

Disease/Illness/Medical Condition-related Articles

• 11 Food Safety Tips to Pack for Spring Break
• Altitude Illness and "The Traveler"
• Bon Voyage To Muscle Aches & Pains: Expert Tips For Pain-Free Travel
• Deep vein thrombosis and travel
• Expecting? Know Cruise Line Pregnancy Policies Before You Book & Sail
• Flu Season Is all Year for Travelers - Don’t Let it Get You Down
• How to Protect Yourself from Insect Borne Diseases
• Motion Sickness
• People With Peanut/Tree Nut Allergies Can Take Actions to Minimize Risk of Reactions on Airplane Flights
  
• SARS Information
• Skywalkers
• Top Ten Facts You Need to Know About Ticks
• Typhoid Update - A Guide for Travelers

International Health Articles

• Foreign Security and Health Information Available
• Health Concerns and International Adoption
• Purchasing Medications in Foreign Countries
• What's All The Fuss About International Immunizations?

Travel Health Product Information

• Product Information – SteriPEN

Miscellaneous Travel Health Articles

• Travel Health Information
• Travel Health Tips

Travel Insurance

• WTA Travel Insurance Program offers members a suite of travel insurance products designed to ease the hassles of travel including those you encounter when faced with a health issue - whether in the U.S. or abroad. Free, instant quotes are available. Click here for more information.
• Medicare and Travel Coverage - Medicare typically does not cover hospital stays or nonemergency inpatient services when you travel outside the United States. Medicare coverage for international travel depends on the type of Medicare plan you have. Medigap plans may help cover some emergency overseas health care costs.

Traveler Vaccine Info

The first step to healthy travel is to assess your relative degree of health risk and then acquiring the vaccines that will keep you healthy during and after your travels. Click here for information on determining the vaccines you’ll need.

Travel Health Clinics

Travel Clinic Locator – Click here to find a travel health clinic near you that can provide the immunizations and information you need for your travels.