Travel Health
Travel health is a relatively new but fast growing field of medicine. In the UK nurses provide the majority of advice to travellers. Use this guide to find information resources about travel health including books, reports and journal articles.
Last updated:
10/06/2022
COVID-19
RCN: COVID-19 (coronovirus)
Fitfortravel: Covid-19: health considerations for travel.
Travel Health Pro: Covid-19: general advice for travellers.
Travel Health Pro: Covid-19: resources.
Key Resources
Chiodini J H, Taylor F, Geary K, Lang S, Moore J, Ross D A, Evans D P, Britton A, Coley D, Anderson J, Rossanese A, Allen S P (2020) Good practice guidance for providing a travel health service. Glasgow: Faculty of Travel Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
Chiodini PL, Patel D, Goodyer L and Ranson H (2021) Guidelines for malaria prevention in travellers from the United Kingdom, 2021. London: Public Health England.
Royal College of Nursing (2018) Competencies: travel health nursing: career and competence development. London: RCN.
Royal College of Nursing (2020) Female genital mutilation: RCN guidance for travel health services. London: RCN.
Royal College of Nursing (2016) Female genital mutilation: RCN travel health services pathway. London: RCN.
Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Travel advice
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A-Z by country or territory.
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Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (2013) Travel and mental health guidance. Updated 2020. London: FCDO.
Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Travel aware - staying safe and healthy abroad
National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC)
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Service commissioned by Public Health England providing travel health information, an advice line and news updates for health professionals.
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Fitfortravel
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Free up to date health information for the UK public on avoiding illness and staying healthy when travelling abroad. Maintained by the Travel and International Health Team of Public Health Scotland.
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Public Health England: Immunisation
TravelHealthPro factsheets
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Travel health resources from NaTHNaC.
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We would like to thank the RCN Public Health Nursing member community for their input into the development of this subject guide.
Books
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2019) CDC Yellow Book 2020: health information for international travel. New York: Oxford University Press.
Chiodini J and Boyne L (2011) Atlas of travel medicine and health. 3rd edn. Shelton: Peoples Medical Publishing House.
Dawood R (2012) Travellers’ health: how to stay healthy abroad. 5th edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Johnson C (2015) Oxford handbook of expedition and wilderness medicine. 2nd edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Keystone J, Kozarsky P, Freedman D, Nothdruft H, Connor B (2019) Travel medicine. 4th edn. Philadelphia: Elsevier Saunders.
McIntosh I (2013) Travel and health: management and care of the older traveller. Harefield: IMCI Publications and Research.
Sandord C, Pottinger P and Jong E (editors) (2016) The travel and tropical medicine manual. 5th edn. Amsterdam: Elsevier.
Torresi J, McGuinness S, Leder K and others (2019) Manual of travel medicine. 4th edn. Singapore: Springer.
Zuckerman J, Brunette G and Leggat P (2015) Essential travel medicine. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell.
Zuckerman J (editor) (2013) Principles and practice of travel medicine. 2nd edn. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell.
Book subject searches
Use these links to see details of books the RCN libraries hold on each topic.
Journals
Use these links for details of journal articles on each topic.
Journals
Journals of interest for travel health. Use these links to see details of availability.
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Open access journal:
International Journal of Travel Medicine - Journal of Travel Medicine
- Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
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Open access journal:
Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines
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