{"id":5685,"date":"2026-10-29T09:04:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T09:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/public-health\/?page_id=5685"},"modified":"2026-10-29T12:05:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T12:05:08","slug":"healthy-travel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/public-health\/healthy-adults\/preventing-illness-and-protecting-health\/healthy-travel\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy travel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Planning ahead can help you stay healthy and enjoy your trip with confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether you are travelling abroad for work, visiting family, planning a holiday or going backpacking, taking a few simple precautions before you travel can reduce health risks and help avoid problems while away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before travelling:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>check destination-specific health advice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>make sure routine vaccinations are up to date<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>find out whether additional travel vaccinations are recommended<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>understand local health risks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>pack any medicines you may need<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Useful resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/foreign-travel-advice\" rel=\"noopener\">Foreign travel advice<\/a> \u2013 country-specific safety and health information from GOV.UK.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ukhsa.blog.gov.uk\/2025\/07\/02\/the-essential-travel-checklist-to-keep-you-and-your-family-healthy-on-holiday\/\" rel=\"noopener\">The essential travel checklist from UKHSA<\/a> \u2013 practical advice to help you and your family stay healthy while travelling.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhs.uk\/conditions\/travel-vaccinations\/\" rel=\"noopener\">NHS travel vaccinations<\/a> \u2013 information on recommended travel vaccines.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/travelhealthpro.org.uk\/countries\" rel=\"noopener\">Travel Pro<\/a> \u2013 country-by-country vaccination recommendations and travel health guidance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Planning ahead can help you stay healthy and enjoy your trip with confidence. Whether you are travelling abroad for work, visiting family, planning a holiday or going backpacking, taking a few simple precautions before you travel can reduce health risks and help avoid problems while away. Before travelling: Useful resources<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":5677,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-5685","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/public-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/public-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/public-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/public-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/public-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5685"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/public-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5729,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/public-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5685\/revisions\/5729"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/public-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/public-health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}