Clinic Information

A Component Service of the Geographic Medicine Center

Travel Health Program:  Pretravel Assessment, Counselling, and Immunizations

Travel Health Consultations: We will review your health history and travel plans with you and complete a risk assessment based upon these factors. You will receive prevention recommendations which may include CDC-recommended immunizations, personal prevention behaviors and medications to prevent illness or to self -treat in the event of illness while traveling. This service is only available to adults 19yrs and older. Pediatrics are not seen thru the Travel Health Program.

• Malaria Prevention - Malaria prevention will be reviewed and will include, but not be limited to, a prescription for malaria prophylaxis for travel to risk areas. Medication choices will be discussed.
• Travelers' Diarrhea - A prescription for diarrhea self-treatment, should you need it while traveling, will be provided. 
• Other Prevention Medications - Acute mountain sickness prevention, for example, will be discussed with some travelers based on planned activities while traveling.
• Your travel health specialist will address any questions you might have.
• You will receive printed information during your visit including country-specific information and general prevention and:
  • A CDC-WHO International Certification of Vaccination documenting vaccines received here and prior vaccines (if you have documentation). There is a charge for replacement of lost cards.
  • Vaccine Information Sheets (VIS) per Federal Law. Please read them and ask questions prior to receiving immunizations.
• Please note we are a consultative service. We do not provide immunizations independently of pre-travel office visits.

Payment Policy: With the exception of Johns Hopkins Employee EHP and BCBS plans, most companies do not cover travel related visits or vaccines. Payment by credit card, debit card, or flexible spending account card only is collected at time of service UNLESS there is an existing contract or similar arrangement with your sponsoring organization. Review fees before you receive immunizations. You will be referred back to your primary provider for any routine immunizations in need of updating.

Illness After You Travel: The Travel Health Program is happy to assist you and your primary care provider to arrange an outpatient REFERRAL visit with the Tropical Medicine Ambulatory Consultation Service, a clinical service of the Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Please call 410.955.8931 for assistance. Check with your insurance provider to see if this service is covered.

Travel Medicine Clinic: Pretravel Assessment, Counselling, and Immunizations

LOCATION
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
615 North Wolfe Street
Room WB031 (Basement Level)
Baltimore, Maryland 21205

PHONE for appointments: 410.955.8931

FAX: 410.614.2301

Email: travelmedicine@jhmi.edu

Johns Hopkins Travel Health Program Faculty and Staff

Noreen A Hynes, MD, MPH, DTM&H
Director, Johns Hopkins Travel Health Program and Travel Health Specialist

Megan Reller, MD, PhD
Travel Health Specialist

Karla Alwood, CRNP
Travel Health Specialist

Shone Sterner
Clinical Program Coordinator