Web Watch @ Your Library #7 - April 2004 - Other back Issues

Health and Safety while you Travel Sites

As you start planning summer vacations, remember to think of your safety and your health.  Below are some great sites that will assist you in deciding where to and where not to go.  

Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade - www.voyage.gc.ca
Travel information concerning safety, security and health in foreign countries is the focus of this web site, which offers travel essentials, emergency contacts, travel reports and updates, country profiles, maps, laws and regulations, and other resources. 

World Health Organization - www.who.int/en/

Become informed about diseases around the world, and their preventative measures.  Click on “Travellers’ Health” to find specific vaccination requirements, current travel risks and precautions.  This site is updated daily with the latest health news and stories. 

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control - www.cdc.gov/travel

Choose a region and find out the health risks, or look for recent outbreaks to search by disease or virus on this valuable online resource.

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Web Tip
If you know the website you want to search but aren't sure where the information is located within that site, you can use www.Google.com to search only that domain. Do this by entering what you're looking for followed by the word "site" and a colon followed by the domain name.  For example, to find admission information on the University of Toronto's site, enter: admission site:www.utoronto.ca

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Yahoo!’s Tropical Diseases Section - http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/Diseases_an d_Conditions/Tropical_Diseases/  

Try here for some valuable and practical info on tropical diseases!

Fielding’s Dangerfinder - www.comebackalive.com/

Find (and avoid) the world’s riskier spots…you’ll find lots of data here!

Travel Warnings - http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/tw/tw_1764.html

The U.S. Department of State’s site on travel  warnings documents the world’s trouble spots and gives information on how to avoid dangers – or when to avoid regions entirely.

BBC News, World Edition - www.bbcnews.com

Check this web site before and during your trip to see what’s happening globally and in your country of destination.  The BBC Weather and “Country Profiles in Depth” are also available.

Weather.com - www.weather.com

The very practical and popular Weather.com site gives current weather conditions and 5-day advance weather forecasts for cities around the world.  Use this info to help you decide what to pack!

Weather Underground - www.wunderground.com

Up to 60 000 locations around the world are covered in this extensive and reliable weather- forecasting web site.