About Information Resources

Since most education abroad professionals are not health care experts, it is important to go to outside resources such as the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. State Department and other resources to prepare health information for students. NAFSA’s Guide to Education Abroad for Advisors and Administrators recommends forming a partnership with your institutions student health center for health orientations and as a resource for students when they return. It is up to each institution to determine what information will be provided to meet the needs of its own programs and students. Joan Elias Gore, Judith Green, Chapter 5,Health Issues and Advising Responsibilities. NAFSA’s Guide to Education Abroad for Advisors and Administrators, Third Edition, p.261.

Program administrators should consider what information to provide students prior to departure and what to provide on-site. Students may not read all the materials, so a balance must be sought between written and verbal information. Orientation sessions abroad may also include visits to medical care facilities, the U.S. embassy or consulate, police, transportation centers, etc.

• Bucknell Travel Clinic for Study Abroad
• International Society of Travel Medicine
• Center for Disease Control Traveler’s Health
• NAFSA: Association of International Educators: Optimizing Health Care in International Exchange
• Responsible Study Abroad: Good Practices for Health & Safety
• StudyAbroad.com Handbook
• The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
• The Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Travel Health Online
• US State Department
• Forum on Education Abroad - Standards of Good Practice for Education Abroad