INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRAVELERS CAN MINIMIZE COSTLY DELAYS DUE TO ILLNESS WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF ATLANTA-BASED OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH INTERNATIONAL’S (OHI) TRAVEL MEDICINE PROGRAM, WHICH OFFERS PRE-DEPARTURE CONSULTATIONS AND VACCINATIONS TO CORPORATE TRAVELERS.
THE COMPANY WAS FOUNDED IN 1993 BY STEPHEN A. DAWKINS, A GRADUATE OF THE MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN ATLANTA AND A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EXPERT IN THE FIELD OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE, TO TREAT AND PREVENT WORK-RELATED INJURIES AND CONDITIONS.
OHI BEGAN THE TRAVEL MEDICINE PROGRAM IN 1995 IN RESPONSE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW MARKETS OVERSEAS AND THE NEED FOR INCREASED INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL, WHICH EXPOSES MANY U.S. EMPLOYEES TO DISEASES SUCH AS TRAVELER’S DIARRHEA, TYPHOID FEVER, HEPATITIS A, YELLOW FEVER, MALARIA AND DENGUE FEVER.
THE RISK OF CONTRACTING ANY OF THESE ILLNESSES CAN BE REDUCED BY A PRE-TRAVEL CONSULTATION, WHICH CAN BE DONE BY PHONE, FAX OR IN PERSON. IT INCLUDES A REVIEW OF THE TRAVELER’S MEDICAL HISTORY, PRESCRIPTIONS FOR PREVENTATIVE MEDICATIONS, RECOMMENDED VACCINATIONS AND EDUCATION ABOUT COUNTRY-SPECIFIC HEALTH RISKS.
OHI ALSO PROVIDES FITNESS-FOR-DUTY ASSESSMENTS, UP-TO-DATE DISEASE AND CIVIL UNREST ALERTS, EDUCATION AND TRAINING ON HEALTH RISKS AND BASIC FIRST AID, AND CAN ASSIST IN ARRANGING MEDICAL CARE IN OTHER COUNTRIES.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL DR. ROBIN ARMENIA-COPE AT (770) 819-8000.