This document provides information and resources for staying healthy while traveling. It lists several reputable organizations for travel health information like the CDC and WHO. It also includes a travel health quiz testing knowledge on topics like food/water safety, insect-borne illnesses, and altitude sickness. The document emphasizes preparing for travel by getting necessary vaccines, packing a first aid kit with essentials, and knowing health risks at your destination.

1. STAYING HEALTHY
WSC 2009

2. Where to look for information
Center for Disease Control (CDC)
US State Department
World Health Organization (WHO)
International SOS
Travel Safety Administration
CIA World Factbook
MyPyramid.gov
National Sleep Foundation

3. Podcast: Three P’s of Travel
http://www2a.cdc.gov/podcasts/media/mp3/ThreePsofTravel.mp3

4. QUIZ: Travel Health 101
Rules:
You and your WSC partner are a team
You have 20 minutes to complete the quiz
Use web sites to find answers to the quiz
Record the website you use
BONUS: CDC info on Traveler’s Diarrhea

5. Where to look for information
Center for Disease Control (CDC)
US State Department
World Health Organization (WHO)
International SOS
Travel Safety Administration
CIA World Factbook
MyPyramid.gov
National Sleep Foundation

6. Quiz Answers
 Disclaimer: The questions and answers
on this quiz are merely a catalyst for
discussion. Participants ought use their
own judgment, using credible online
resources for facts.

7. Quiz Answers
www.cdc.gov  1. How much alcohol does hand
sanitizer need to be effective?
 B: 60%

8. Quiz Answers
www.cdc.gov  2. Which OTC medicine helps lower a
for First Aid
Kit medicine fever?
guide.  C: Acetaminophen (Tylenol)
Yellow book
chapter 2

9. Quiz Answers
Have you had  3. Which of the following diseases does
all of your
vaccines? If not have a preventable vaccine?
not, go to:  A: Dengue Fever
Travel &
Immunization
Clinic
913-469-0011

10. Quiz Answers
Picaridin and  4. What can be added to a mosquito
DEET are in bug
sprays. net to prevent mosquito born illness?
30-50% DEET is  A: Pyrethroid (US)
recommended
by the CDC, less  B: Deltamethrin (International)
than 25% DEET
needs to be
applied more
often.
Up to 15%
Picaridin is
available, but
spray it on
clothes

11. Quiz Answers
Be sure you  5. What foods are likely to have water
know where
potential in/on them?
sources of  F: All of the above
unfiltered
water come
from

12. Quiz Answers
Schistosomiasis  6. What are the risks of swimming in
is a parasite
that enters the international fresh water?
urinary tract
and chronic  D. All of the above
schistosomal
infection causes
bladder cancer.

13. Quiz Answers
Boiling for 30  7. Which of the following methods
minutes
usually isn’t provide safe drinking water?
practical, and  Preferred answer: B: Carbon filter
sterilizing with
iodine or
chloride can
be inconsistent

14. Quiz Answers
fecal-oral  Which diseases can be avoided by
transmission:
know your washing hands?
right hand  E: All of the above
from your left

15. Quiz Answers
Symptoms of  Which of the following are spread by
malaria: mosquitoes?
Fever  F: All of the above
Chills
Sweats
Severe head Take home message: use a mosquito net, wear
ache bug spray and long clothing, and take
Nausea/vomit
appropriate malaria prophylaxis as directed!
ing (Start it 7-14 days before you go and
continue taking it 7-30 days after you come
Fatigue home, depending on the FDA instructions
that come with your medication)

16. Quiz Answers
Call SOS if  Which animals can spread diseases to
you’ve been
bitten by any humans?
animal.
 F: All of the above
Don’t play with
stray dogs  Birds and Chickens: H5N1 flu, West Nile
Don’t touch Virus
dead birds  Pigs: H1N1 flu
Don’t sleep in  Dogs: Rabies
a chicken coop
 Rodents: Plague, Hanta Virus
Don’t lick
turtles  Turtles: Salmonella

17. QUIZ BONUS: Everybody Poops
Who gets  Traveler’s Diarrhea: CDC web site
travelers’
diarrhea?  Did
anyone find anything?
Common  When to see a doctor (Call SOS):
symptoms?  Diarrhea + Fever (102F)
What causes  Bloody diarrhea
it?
 Dehydration
How do you
treat it?

18. Before you go
CDC’s Three P’s: Proactive, Prepared, Protected
Flight health
Packing Healthy Clothes
First Aid kit

19. Flight Health
 Avoiding DVT/PE’s (Blood Clots)
 Move around each hour
 Yoga for air planes
 Breathe Deeply
 Stay hydrated
 Jet Lag: desynchronosis
 24 hour circadian rhythm: controls rise and fall of body
temperature and plasma levels of hormones
 1 day per 1 hour trans-meridian travel East or West
 Stay well hydrated, avoid caffeine and alcohol
 Earplugs and blindfolds for sleeping
 Sunlight synchronizes
 Stay up until 10 PM local time

20. Packing healthy clothes
 Long sleeves and pants (especially at night)
 Prevent sunburn
 Prevent mosquito bites
 Shoes
 Prevent rodent bites & scorpion bites
 Prevent fungal infection
 Prevent parasitic infections causing elephantiasis
 DON’T GO BAREFOOT, especially on beaches

21. First Aid Kits
Sunblock: UVA & UVB
Insect repellant
Personal Prescriptions
Antimalarial
Mind Body
Antidiarrheal
Antihistimine
Pain reliever
Fever Reducer
Mild laxative
Health
Cough suppressant
Throat lozenges
Antacid
Antifungal and
antibacterial ointments Sleep Spirit

22. While You’re There
Food
Water
Altitude

23. Paint by Number, Eat by Color

24. Paint by Number, Eat by Color
Grains – Orange: Try to eat whole grains and aim for at least 3 oz a day
Vegetables - Green: The greener the better, but don’t forget orange-colored veggies or dry beans! The amount you need depends on age/sex/activity level
Fruits - Red: Eat all different types of fruits either fresh, canned, dried, or even frozen. The amount you need depends on age/sex/activity level
Oils/Fats - Yellow: Don’t forget plenty of fats come from fish, nuts, and vegetable oil. Try to limit or even avoid butter, shortening, stick margarine, and lard
Milk - Blue: Milk category includes milk, yogurt, and cheeses in which provides calcium. Aim for low-fat or fat-free milk products. It keeps your bones strong. The amount you
need depends on age/sex/activity level
Meat & Beans - Purple: Try to stick with low-fat or lean meats. Fish, beans, peas, nuts, and seeds are a good way to go. The amount you need depends on age/sex/activity
level.

25. Paint by Number, Eat by Color

26. Safe Food
 Avoid:
 uncooked food
 nonbottled beverages
 unpasteuried dairy
 Ice cubes
 Eat:
 Well cooked, hot foods
 Fruits you peel yourself
 Fruits/Vegetables you wash yourself with filtered water

27. H2 O
Filtered Salt & Hydration
H2O Sugar

28. Altitude
CDC Yellow Book  Know the altitude at your destination
Chapter 6
 Ascend slowly
Symptoms:  Acclimatize for 2-3 days at 2500-3000m then
Head ache 2 days per 1000m
Fatigue  If symptoms worsen, descend to lower altitude
Shortness of  Stay hydrated
breath
 Ex:
Nausea/Vomiting  Cuzco, Peru (3,000 m)
Rapid pulse
 La Paz, Bolivia (3,444 m)
(>100)  Lhasa, Tibet (3,749 m)
Confusion
 Mount Kilimanjaro (6,100 m)
 5 minutes consciousness

29. After you’re back home
Notify your state health department of any bites
See your doctor if you have any concerns
Finish vaccination series that weren’t completed
Keep taking malaria prophylaxis