Travel Medicine Services
The medical team and staff at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) Department of Travel Medicine provides the following:
Medical Services
- Complete immunization service for disease such as Hepatitis A and B, typhoid, meningitis, rabies, yellow fever, etc.
- International Certificates of Vaccination (required for regions with yellow fever or cholera)
- Prescriptions for the prevention of malaria and treatment of travelers' diarrhea
- Physical examinations
- Medical preparation checklists
- Post-travel medical evalutations for individuals and large groups
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Advisory Services
- Pre-travel counseling
- Travel orientation programs on immunization, local health problems and preventative care guidelines tailored to different countries
- Helpful recommendations on what health-related items to pack
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Informational Services
- Computer access to information from agencies such as the World Health Organization, Centers for Disease Control and U.S. Health Department
- AIDS information alerting travelers to appropriate testing requirements and blood screenings
- Maps illustrating risk areas for yellow fever and malaria
- Notification of epidemics and environmental risks for different countries
- Reference book addressing the treatment and prevention of illness while abroad
- Addresses and telephone numbers of U.S. and British embassies and consulates abroad
- Updates on international health, safety and immunization requirements and an advisory service for 206 countires (from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC))
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