Health for Gap Year Travellers

Your Top 10 Considerations…

1.	You’ve decided on a far off destination – make an appointment with your Travel Clinic or Doctor for a Health Check and Vaccinations
2.	Make sure you have the right insurance to cover your trip
3.	Preventing Sexual Health problems
4.	Think through the Physical Hazards of your trip
5.	Retail Gap Year – Essential buys for the Gap Traveller
6.	Staying healthy through attention to Safe Food and Water
7.	Avoiding trips to the long drop – your guide to Travellers Diarrhoea
8.	Personal Safety and Security
9.	Preventing Malaria
10.	Be prepared for the Psychological issues related to travel

Have you only got 5 minutes ...?

Whether you are planning to travel the world for fun, or intending to work as a volunteer as part of an Aid Agency, you will need to take careful precautions to ensure your continuing health and safety.

Make sure you read our Gap Year Travel Health advice sheet

Note: This information is designed to complement and not replace the relationship that exists with your existing family doctor or travel health professional. Please discuss your travel health requirements with your regular family doctor or practice nurse.

21/04/08

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