Healthy travel today means more planning and preparation than most business and vacation travelers are used to, particularly when visiting foreign countries.
The more we travel, the more we are exposed to diseases our bodies have never had to fight before. Malaria, Yellow Fever, Typhoid, Hepatitis, Cholera and many other dangerous diseases are epidemic in many parts of our shrinking world.
Berkshire Health Systems International Travel Health Services, located at Berkshire Occupational Health, 610 North Street in Pittsfield, offers a full range of information on travel-related health issues, medical services and health counseling for the international traveler. Each year tens of thousands of vacation and business trips are shattered by sudden illness, which might have been prevented. Travelers abroad owe it to themselves to be fully prepared for the real risks which may be encountered.
Available to all travelers, Berkshire Health Systems International Travel Health Services provides:
Up-to-the-minute information on what you need virtually anywhere in the world
Personal evaluation and recommendation for preventive measures and medications
All legally required or medically recommended vaccines and immunizations
Official International Certificate of Vaccination required by foreign immigration authorities
Medical travel kits
Free patient education materials
Contact Information:
Christine Thomson, RN BS
Clinical Manager, Berkshire Occupational Health
413-447-2684
cthomson3@bhs1.org
Our address is: Berkshire Occupational Health, 610 North Street, Pittsfield, MA
