A focus on health and
well-being is extremely important when you plan a vacation for yourself and
your family. One of the major reasons you take a vacation has to do with
improving your mental, emotional, spiritual and physical health, individually
and collectively. Remember that your vacation should be a health investment. With that in mind, consider the following ways to stay healthy on vacation.
Health assessment
Before you and your family head
out anywhere on a vacation, whether you plan to go overseas or decide to stay in your own
country, have a health assessment done by a qualified, medical professional. It is
important to know that you are all healthy enough to travel, that you have
received appropriate immunization for your destination and you are going to be
able to obtain any medications you will need when traveling.
Attitude
Do you have a well-motivated,
positive and constructive attitude towards your vacation? A vacation should prove to be
a happy time with everyone showing excitement and enthusiasm in regard to traveling and staying healthy while on vacation.
Travel destination
Choose your travel destination
carefully, ascertaining that it will be mutually acceptable to everyone. You
may need to check for travel advice ahead of time, if you plan to go to a part
of the world where there are existing health problems.
Standards of health care
Be alert to existing, health
care standards where you plan to vacation, as these can vary from country to
country, or in different parts of your own country. Just because you vacationed
some place a number or years ago and it seemed a healthy part of the world
then, does not guarantee that it is still a healthy place to vacation. Discuss
your plans with a travel agency, particularly if you are heading into a foreign
country or an unfamiliar location closer to home.
Be properly prepared
Being properly prepared for a
healthy vacation means having what you need for your proposed vacation
available and accessible when you are traveling, as well as when you reach your
vacation destination. Location can be everything! There are basics you will
need for yourself and your family including appropriate vacation facilities,
clean water and healthy food. Safety is also a major factor when it comes to
staying healthy on a vacation, so be prepared in terms of the availability of
first aid measures.
Healthy transportation
One of your major concerns when
on vacation is that of having appropriate transportation for yourself and your
family, wherever you plan to go. You may not want to expose yourself or other
family members to huge crowds of people in busy cities, airports, hotels or
restaurants. Where there are large crowds, there is increased exposure to
unhealthy scenarios, like different kinds of highly infectious illnesses. You
might want to avoid crowded subways, planes and ocean liners, too.
Health care documents
The health care documents you
carry with you on vacation are extremely important, particularly when you travel
outside the country. Make certain you have individual records for yourself
and each family member, as well as for pets that you take with you. When you
are on medication or if you need medical devices, health care documents may be
required. You may also need extra prescriptions, if you plan to be on vacation
for a long time and are likely to need refills. Remember that medications may
not be available everywhere you travel.
These are only a few tips about how to stay healthy on vacation. Ideally, you should be able to return from your
vacation healthier and happier than ever.
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