IMPORTANT RESOURCES
REGARDING HEALTH AND SAFETY
Alcoholics Anonymous World Services (AA), Post Office Box 459, New York, NY 10163,
212-870-3400, www.aa.org/.
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 111 Deer Lake Road, Suite 100, Deerfield, IL
60015, 847-480-9282, www.astmh.org.
Association for Safe International Road Travel (ASIRT), 11769 Gainsborough Road, Potomac, MD
20854, 301-983-5252, www.asirt.org.
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), 2231 Crystal Drive, Suite 450,
Arlington, VA 22202, 202-371-9090, www.astho.org.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30333,
404-639-3311 or 1-800-232-4636 (general information), cdcinfo@cdc.gov; wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/.
CDC Tips for Students Studying Abroad: wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/contentStudyAbroad.aspx.
Center for Global Education SAFETI Clearing House, (Safety Abroad First - Educational Travel
Information) develops and disseminates resources to support study abroad program development and
implementation, emphasizing issues of health and safety; Center for Global Education, Loyola
Marymount University, University Hall, Suite 1840, 1 LMU Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659,
310-338-7451, www.globaled.us/safeti/.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), 800 Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, DC 20591,
866-835-5322, www.faa.gov/.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 500 C Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20472,
800-621-3362, www.fema.gov/.
International Association for Medical Assistance to Travelers (IAMAT), USA, 1623 Military Road,
#279, Niagara Falls, NY 14304-1745, 716-754-4883, www.iamat.org.
Mobility International USA (MIUSA), 132 East Broadway, Suite 343, Eugene, OR 97401,
541-343-1284, www.miusa.org/.
Office of Victims of Crime, U. S. Dept. of Justice, 810 Seventh St., N.W., Washington, DC 20531, 202307-5983, 800-331-0075 (Terrorism Hotline), www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ovc/welcome.html.
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Ohio Department of Health, 246 North High Street, Columbus, OH 43215, (614) 466-3543,
800-282-0546 (Immunization), www.odh.ohio.gov.
Transportation Security Administration, 601 South 12th Street, Arlington, VA 20598,
866-289-9673 (security violations and concerns), www.tsa.gov.
Travel Medicine, Inc., Information and Products for Safe Travel—Worldwide, 369 Pleasant St.,
Northampton, MA 01060, 800-872-8633, travmed@travmed.com, www.travmed.com/.
Voice of America - www.VOANews.com
World Health Organization – International Travel and Health, Avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva 27,
Switzerland, 011-41-22-791-2111, info@who.int, www.who.int/en/.
U. S. State Department – www.travel.state.gov/
Office of American Citizens Services and Crisis Management (ACS)
Consular Information Sheets and Travel Warnings may be heard at anytime
from 202-647-5225
Office of Overseas Citizens Services
Telephone: 888-407-4747
Telephone from Overseas: 202-501-4444
The U. S. State Department website includes information such as:
Background Notes by Geographic Region
Consular Information Sheets
Crisis Awareness and Preparedness
Foreign Entry Requirements
Links to Embassies and Consulates Worldwide
Medical Information (including insurance) for Americans Traveling Abroad
Road Safety Overseas
Sending Money to a U.S. Citizen Overseas in an Emergency
Services and Information for American Citizens Abroad
Travel Tips for Students
Travel Warnings and Alerts
Welfare and Whereabouts Services for U. S. Citizens Abroad
Revised 3/3/09