Occupational Health and Rehabilitation Services
520 West Avenue
Norwalk, CT 06850
Phone: 203-852-2417
Fax: 203-852-2310
Email: occhealth@norwalkhealth.org
www.occhealthnorwalk.org
Travel
Medicine Services
When
You Have Questions...
• What vaccinations do I need for my trip?
•
What health precautions should I take?
• Is the water safe to drink?
• Will I be affected by
jet lag?
•
What local health resources are available?
•
Will vaccinations affect any other medicines I am now taking?
•
What are the risks from local plant and animal life?
•
What first aid supplies do I need?
•
Do I need sunscreen?
We Have Answers!!
Occupational Health Services provides a diverse array of travel medicine-related examinations and travel medications to the community, whether for business or personal travel. Our Travel Mediine Center stocks and prescribes a wide array of medications and vaccines which may be required for international travel:
• Yellow
Fever Vaccine
• Typhoid Vaccine
• Tetanus-Diphtheria Vaccine
• Meningococcal Meningitis Vaccine
• Polio Vaccine
• Hepatitis-A Vaccine
• Hepatitis-B Vaccine
• Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine
• MMR (Measles-Mumps-Rubella) Vaccine
• Rabies Vaccine
• Pneumococcal
• Pneumonia Vaccine
• Influenza Vaccine
• Anti-malarial Medication
• Anti-diarrheal Medication
Travel
Medicine Consultations
An in-depth consultation is provided to review a traveler's
medical history, vaccination needs, and personal health precautions
related to a traveler's itinerary. The travelers' itinerary is reviewed,
and current travel vaccination requirements are researched through
use of specialized TRAVAX Travel Medicine Software.
When planning your next international trip, make the Travel Program at Occupational Health Services of Norwalk Hospital your source for complete destination-specific advice and travel vaccinations. Remember that certain vaccines require multiple doses and may take several weeks to become effective, so plan early.
