Books
CDC Health Information for International Travel 2014 by Call Number: OnlineISBN: 9780199948499Publication Date: 2013-05-20The CDC Health Information for International Travel is considered the most up-to-date health resource of official government recommendations for international. The book's features include clear and easy-to-read disease risk maps, information on where to find health care during travel, specific health information, detailed country-specific information for yellow fever and malaria, and a comprehensive catalog of diseases. Pre-travel and post-travel consult is addressed as well.
Travellers' Health by Call Number: QT250 .T779 2012ISBN: 9780199214167Publication Date: 2012-11-25This fifth edition is a complete revision of a best-selling, comprehensive and trusted guide. Travelers need to be increasingly well informed about health problems they may encounter abroad. Malaria prevention, the latest vaccine information and advice, cruise ship travel, jet lag, skiing, and accidents and injuries abroad: this book covers every important issue in travel medicine, with the emphasis firmly on self-help and prevention.
International Travel and Health 2010 by Call Number: QW806 .W62ISBN: 9789241580458Publication Date: 2010-07-01This book explains how travelers can stay healthy and provides WHO guidance on vaccinations, malaria chemoprophylaxis and treatment, personal protection against insects and other disease vectors, and safety in different environmental settings. It covers the main risks to travelers' health by describing all relevant infectious diseases, including their causative agents, modes of transmission, geographical distribution, and provides details of preventive measures.
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The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is determined to provide provnicial and national leadership in public health through surveillance, detection, treatment, management, prevention, and consultation services in the context of diseases and conditions, food inspection, environmental management, immunizations and vaccines, public outbreaks and emergencies, and infection prevention.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the United States's leading public health agency, dedicated to protecting the health of Americans.
ImmunizeBC is a collaborative project of the Ministry of Health, BC Centre for Disease Control, regional health authorities, First Nations and Inuit Health, the BC Pharmacy Association and the Public Health Association of BC. They operate to improve the health of British Columbians in relation to vaccine-preventable diseases, and the illness, disability and death that they cause.
Developed on recommendations and statements from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) and the Committee to Advise on Tropical Medicine and Travel (CATMAT), a comprehensive resource on immunization for health professionals, vaccine program decision-makers and other Canadian stakeholders with an interest in immunization.
Directs and coordinates international health within the United Nations’ system.
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A map providing information on malaria endemicity throughout the world.
International Travel and Health Interactive map depicting countries or areas at risk by disease.