Health & Safety
Health & Safety
- Department of State: The Department of State Web site lists current travel warnings and links to consulates for every country in the world.
- Foreign Affairs & International Trade Canada: For another governmental perspective on travel warnings.
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom:For another governmental perspective on travel warnings.
- Student Safety, Insurance, and Health: General health and safety guidelines for responsible study abroad from the Center for Global Education.
- Flu Preparedness: Information on Columbia's Pandemic Flu preparations and working group.
Health and Vaccination Information
- Center for Disease Control: Vaccination and general health information.
- World Health Organization: Country-specific health guidelines.
- AIDS and Study Abroad: Information about travel and AIDS awareness.
Health Insurance
You must not study abroad without Health Insurance. You are
eligible to use your Columbia Insurance while abroad, or you may waive
out of Columbia insurance if your family plan meets the criteria set by
Health Services.
- Columbia University Health and Related Services.
- International Student Identity Card (ISIC): This worthwhile and inexpensive identity card provides additional benefits to those traveling abroad.
- International SOS:
All Columbians who travel abroad for study, research, work projects or other university business, will be entitled to special emergency coverage through International SOS (ISOS). ISOS provides world-wide assistance in the event of an emergency that requires special evacuation and repatriation services or immediate medical intervention. Membership in the program will be provided at no charge to you.Such services include:
- pre-trip information on travel health issues
- emergency message transmission
- emergency evacuation
- medically supervised repatriation
- companion ticket for medical repatriation
- medical monitoring
- online travel security information
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