Health and Safety

Your personal safety while you are away from home is very important to the staff of the International Education Center and to your family and friends. While no off-campus program can offer an absolute guarantee that students will be safe from injury or crime, there are many steps you can take to reduce your risks. It is our experience that most of the issues that arise from traveling in today's climate of uncertainty can be addressed by heightened awareness and common sense.

We include here some web resources that offer excellent information about studying, living, and traveling abroad. We encourage you to review this information and to follow precautions set out by your program staff or faculty director.

Consult the U.S. Department of State website for "Tips on Traveling Abroad":

Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs

Register with the U.S. Consulate in your destination city. To find embassy and consulate addresses: Embassy World

Other helpful sites:

SAFETI Clearinghouse Safety Handbook

Latin American Travel Advisor

For international travel clinic health information and travel immunizations contact: Student Health Services, (651) 962-6750.

For up-to-date information, visit Center for Disease Control site: http://www.cdc.gov/travel/