• American Academy of Pediatrics
  Recommended Childhood Immunization Schedule, United States, Jan - Dec 2008.
  www.aap.org/family/parents/immunize.htm
• Bureau of Transportation Statistics Linkages
  www.bts.gov
  Provides home pages of airlines, airports, railways and bicycle organizations
• Canadian Resources
  www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hpb/lcdc/publicat/ccdr/00vol26/index.html
  Recommendations from the Canadian National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI)
  www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hpb/lcdc/osh/tmp_e.html
  Canadian travel medicine recommendations
  
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  Home Page: www.cdc.gov
  Travel Information Page
  www.cdc.gov/travel/travel.html
  Information for international travelers, including link to Cruise Ship Sanitation Inspection Report.
• Central Intelligence Agency's World FactBook www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
  Online CIA information on all nations. Just the facts.
• Country Information
  www.tripprep.com
• Divers Alert Network
  www.diversalertnetwork.org
• Foreign Currency Exchange Rates Around the World
  www.xe.net/currency
  www.cnn.com/TRAVEL/ESSENTIALS/
  
• Foreign Entry Requirements
  www.travel.state.gov/foreignentryreqs.html
• Global Weather Information
  www.weather.yahoo.com
• Health Canada:
  www.hc-sc.gc.ca/
• HIV Testing Requirements for Entry into Foreign Countries www.travel.state.gov/HIVtestingreqs.html
• Institute of Psychology of Air Travel
  www.ads-online.com/InsPsyAir/
  Offers help to prevent and treat fear of flying.
• Mexico City, Air Pollution Reports
  www.calidad-del-aire.gob.mx
  Provides daily updates of air quality in Mexico City
• Nepal
  www.bena.com/ciwec
• Passports
  http://travel.state.gov/passport_services.html
  Provides access to passport forms by internet and listing of passport agencies in the USA.
• Passports, National Passport Information Center
  (900) 225-5674
  General recorded information, takes about 7 minutes, assesses a charge of 35 cents a minute. Recorded in English and Spanish.
• Personal Physicians Worldwide
  www.personalphysicians.com
  Provides names of physicians abroad who will be available for you if needed.
  (888) 657-8114
• REI (camping and outdoor equipment store)
  www.rei.com
  Carries ORS packets.
• Safety and Security Web sites
  www.travel.state.gov
  Link to lists of travel warnings and consular information sheets (which  provide U.S. Embassy addresses and other country-specific details) and other guidelines for international travelers.
  www.ifrc.org
  The Red Cross Web site. Updates disease outbreaks, adverse weather conditions.
  www.travelsafetytips.com
  Provides lengthy suggestions on packing ideas, finding local newspapers on-line, and choosing safe hotels.
  www.ds-osac.org
  The Overseas Security Advisory Council site. Updates local disturbances as well as upcoming social and political events that may spark civil unrest. www.lonelyplanet.com
  A "Postcards" section reports on local unrest. The "Thorn Tree" section answers specific questions by local residents or visitors to your destination.
  www.bbc.co.uk
  Provides worldwide reports of safety and breaking news events that may affect international travelers.
• Subway Maps Around the World
  metro.jussieu.fr:10001/bin/cities/english
• Tibet
  www.kotan.org/tibet
• U.S. State Department
  Bureau of Consular Affairs
  www.travel.state.gov
  Judicial Assistance
  www.travel.state.gov/judicial_assistance.html
  Indexes country-specific laws and lists sources of legal assistance abroad.
  Travel Publications:
  www.travel.state.gov/travel_pubs.html
  Passport Information:
  www.travel.state.gov/passport_services.html
  You can download a passport application, complete it, and mail it in. Everything you need to know about passports.
  US Embassies and Consulate Links
  www.travel.state.gov/links.html
  Links to home pages of US embassies and consulates around the world
  Travel Warnings:
  www.travel.state.gov
  Link to lists of travel warnings and consular information sheets (which  provide U.S. Embassy addresses and other country-specific details) and other guidelines for international travelers.
• Virtual Tourist Information
  www.vtourist.com/webmap
  Provides almost any information about all countries and major cities in the world
• Weather Around the World
  www.cnn.com/weather/index.html
  www.weather.yahoo.com
• World Health Organization (WHO)
  Home Page: www.who.ch
  Home page includes link to "Outbreaks," a listing of most recent disease outbreaks reported to WHO by other countries.
  

Passport Agency, San Francisco
525 Market Street, Suite 200
San Francisco, CA 94105-2773
(415) 744-4444

Seafood Safety Hotline
(800) FDA-4010
Provides information to prevent serious raw oyster-associated Vibrio vulnificus infections. People at greatest risk are those who have liver disease, hemochromatosis, diabetes mellitus, or are immunocompromised for any reason. These people should not eat raw oysters.

Time ZoneTM ComputerProgram
25 Beechwood Ave.
Irvine, CA 92714
(714) 675-9588 IBM-compatible software for prevention of jet lag. Based on adjustment in diet, light exposure and sleep.

U.S. Department of State,
Bureau of Consular Affairs

• Overseas Citizens Emergency Center
  Room 4811
  Washington, DC 20520
  (202) 647-5000
  Provides print copies of "consular information sheets" that have country-specific information for international travelers. Topics include travel warnings, entry requirements, medical facilities, and embassy addresses and phone numbers. Send a self-addressed, stamped envelope and note countries of interest.
• Overseas Citizens Emergency Center
  Automated Fax Service: (202) 647-3000
  Provides consular information sheets for all countries. Provides other travel documents, including "HIV Testing Requirements." May request document directory.
  Automated Voice Service (24-hours):
  (202) 647-5225
  Provides assistance to Americans who have medical, financial, and legal problems while traveling abroad. Includes travel advisories, passport and visa requirements and describes civil unrest and current conditions abroad. Monitors medical emergencies, arrests, deaths and welfare of Americans abroad.
• Switchboard (State Department):
  (202) 647-4000
  For questions on a particular country, call this number and ask for the Desk Officer for the country concerned.

Personal Medical Record Systems

• EMERGICARD
  Datavue Products, ICN
  PO Box 2295 Abilene, TX 79604-2295
  (915) 673-0591
  A credit card size medical record that easily transmits your important medical information.
• Medic Alert Foundation International
  Turlock, CA 95381-1009 (800) 344-3226, or (209) 668-3333 (U.S.) or (416) 696-0267 (Canada)
• WebMD- "My Health Record"
  Internet-based, free, personal health records that will eventually be connected to your electronic medical record. Allows you to keep your own medical record.

Pulmonary Disease Information

• International Ventilator Users Network
  4207 Lindell Blvd., #110
  St. Louis, Missouri 63108-2915
  (314) 534-0475
  Newsletter, published semi-annually
• Requirements for Traveling with Oxygen
  Travel Medicine, Inc.
  351 Pleasant Street, Suite 312
  Northampton, MA 01060
  Send $1 and a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Gives the requirements of the various airlines and cruise ships.
• Travel for the Patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
  by Harold Silver, MD, and Myra Feldman
  8029 Herb Farm Drive
  Bethesda, MD 20817

Travel Medicine Supplies

• Travel Medicine, Inc.
  351 Pleasant St., Suite 312
  Northampton, MA 01060
  (800) 872-8633
  Web site: www.travmed.com
• Chinook Medical Gear, Inc.
  120 Rock Point Dr., Unit C
  Durango, Co 81301
  (800) 766-1365
  Web site: www.chinookmed.com