Travel Health - Keck Graduate Institute

This is an elective course that explores the health risks associated with traveling abroad. Students will learn about the pharmacist’s integral role in prevention and treatment for diseases associated with international traveling. This course incorporates active learning and discussion to provide up-to-date health recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s information and official government recommendations for international travel. This course will provide students with an understanding of pre-travel health guidance, disease risk assessment, information on where to find health care during travel, specific health information and itineraries for popular tourist destinations, detailed country-specific information for common travel diseases.