For those students eligible
to use the Health Service, the information that follows provides
answers to frequently asked questions about health issues
as related to international travel.
Who may use travel health services?
All NU eligible students may access travel health services
at NU Health Service providing the international travel is
solely for academic purposes to destinations not requiring
Yellow Fever vaccine.
Travel for university-related purposes only may apply for consideration with the following documentation:
- Purpose of travel
- Travel itinerary
- Dates of travel
- Group members approved for NU-sponsored travel
- Contact name, email, telephone number
- NU-sponsored contact for this trip
Please submit this documentation to the NUHS Travel nurse via fax at 847.491.5919 or email to NUHS-Travel@northwestern.edu.
What travel health services are provided?
The practitioners of Northwestern University Health Service
are well prepared to address your questions about health concerns
when traveling abroad and can coordinate the provision of
whatever immunizations or medications needed to travel safely.
Individual consultations with Health Service practitioners
are available to determine recommended vaccines, to discuss
general travel health issues and to receive vaccines.
What are the costs involved?
The student is charged for the specific immunizations
or drugs required. Please note that the NU
Student Health Insurance Plan does not cover travel immunization
costs.
When should I get my travel immunizations?
Your travel health visit to assess the need for various immunizations
and medications should occur at least eight weeks prior to
your departure. Recommendations for vaccines and/or medications
will vary from person to person according to pre-existing
health conditions, previous travel history, and specific travel
plans. Once a trip has been approved for travel consultation at NUHS, the Travel Nurse will contact approved participants about scheduling an appointment. This may take three to four weeks. Travel consultation appointments
are limited. The Health Service cannot accommodate all interested
travelers but will provide a list of local providers who specialize
in this service.
Are there other resources or information that may be helpful?
You are strongly advised to fully explore all of the resources
concerning travelers health provided by the Centers
for Disease Control and the Travel
Warnings and Consular Information Sheets from the U.S.
State Department. These Web sites provide health information
for international travel and discuss general recommendations
for different geographic areas of the world and a summary
of current disease outbreaks. You may also find useful travel
health information at the Web site for the Medical
College of Wisconsin. If you will be scheduling a travel
appointment at the Health Service, please review these sites
carefully before your appointment. Additionally, the following
is a list of travel immunization facilities in the area that
are not affiliated with the Health Service:
