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Travel health: reducing the preventable risks.

Terry Hainsworth1

  • 1Mid Sussex Primary Care Trust.

Nursing Times
|August 10, 2002
PubMed
Summary
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Most travelers seek vaccines, but many risks like insect-borne diseases and food/water illnesses can't be prevented by shots. This guide helps nurses address these key travel health concerns for better traveler protection.

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Area of Science:

  • Travel Medicine
  • Infectious Disease Prevention
  • Public Health Nursing

Background:

  • Travel consultations often focus on immunizations, overlooking other significant health risks.
  • Travelers face substantial threats from arthropod-borne diseases, food and waterborne illnesses, sexually transmitted diseases, and sun exposure.
  • These non-vaccine-preventable risks require targeted health promotion strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To update nurses on critical, non-vaccine-preventable travel health risks.
  • To provide in-depth information on arthropod-borne diseases, food/waterborne illnesses, STDs, and sun-related problems.
  • To enhance nurses' role in travel health promotion and risk reduction.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current literature on travel-related diseases and health risks.

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  • Discussion of key areas including arthropod-borne diseases, food and water safety, sexual health, and sun protection.
  • Focus on practical health promotion strategies for travelers.

    • Main Results:

    • Identified four major categories of travel-related risks: arthropod-borne diseases, food/waterborne illnesses, sexually transmitted diseases, and sun-related problems.
    • Highlighted that vaccines do not prevent these common travel health threats.
    • Emphasized the importance of comprehensive pre-travel health advice beyond immunizations.

    Conclusions:

    • Nurses play a vital role in educating travelers about non-vaccine-preventable risks.
    • Effective health promotion strategies are crucial for mitigating diseases transmitted by insects, food, water, and sexual contact, as well as sun damage.
    • Comprehensive travel consultations should address a broader spectrum of health risks to ensure traveler safety.