Pediatrics – Travel & International Health at Boston Medical Center

Pediatrics - Travel & International Health at Boston Medical Center is a medical clinic in Boston, MA. As a program within the Department of Pediatrics, this clinic specializes in pediatric travel medicine, supporting children's health before, during, and after travel. The clinic serves the international community of Boston Medical Center and provides specialized care for travelers and those returning with illnesses such as parasitic infections, malaria, schistosomiasis, and strongyloides.

The Travel Medicine program offers a family-oriented approach designed to reduce the incidence of travel-related illness. Services include travel-specific immunizations, education on preventing malaria and other insect-borne diseases, and guidance on preventing and treating traveler's diarrhea. The clinic provides patients with instructional hand-outs outlining preventive measures to use during their trips and performs evaluations for travelers who develop illnesses while abroad. Additionally, the clinic participates in the Boston Area Travel Medicine Network (BATMN), a research network funded by the CDC, conducting studies on topics such as the effects of exposure to violence in refugee children and the epidemiology of travel-related illness in urban multinational populations. The clinic also manages the Refugee Health Assessment Program for patients referred by resettlement agencies.

The business maintains thorough and well-documented information online, ensuring that its specialized services and clinical details are easily accessible to the public.

This clinic provides essential specialized pediatric care and international health expertise to the diverse community of Boston.

Services:

• Health Equity Leadership
• Infectious Diseases
• Innovative and Equitable Care
• International Health Consultations
• Over 70 Specialties and Subspecialties Treatment
• Patient Experience Enhancement
• Pediatric Specialty Care
• Research and Teaching