Hall Health provides comprehensive pre-travel health services to UW faculty, staff, and students and travelers of all ages in the Seattle community.
Staying healthy abroad
Travel-related care on campus
At Hall Health, we provide comprehensive travel health services to UW staff, faculty and students, as well as the general public. We offer travel-related care to people of all ages, including children. Travel physicians and nurse practitioners are certified by the International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM). We hold an International Certificate of Vaccination as a designatedYellow Fever Center by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Support while abroad
UW students, faculty and staff who are traveling overseas can get help during a medical emergency by calling the UW Global Emergency Line at 001.206.632.0153 or by emailing travelemergency@uw.edu. Hall Health services are not available remotely. Students purchase CISI travel insurance and can contact CISI at 1.888.331.8310 (toll-free) or 1.240.330.1414 (accepts collect calls).
Students who are experiencing urgent medical or mental health symptoms can visit Hall Health without an appointment during our business hours.
Medical advice by phone
Medical advice by phone is available only to current UW students and Hall Health patients. You may also contact your health care provider through eCare. Students who are traveling internationally should contact UW Student Abroad Insurance for assistance.
Regular business hours (until 5 p.m. daily) 206.221.2491
Pre-travel assessments 4-6 weeks before departure that include country-by-country analysis of your itinerary, anticipated activities, and review of previous immunizations to develop an individualized plan.
Travel-related immunizations (including yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, rabies) on-site
Pharmacy on-site for travel medication
Advice on malaria prophylaxis and options for anti-malaria medications
Information and medications to help prevent and/or treat illness and injury, such as traveler’s diarrhea and acute mountain sickness (AMS)
Post-travel assessments available to established patients and UW staff and students that return from travel with illness or injury
Schedule an appointment
New patients
If you have never been seen at Hall Health Center, schedule an appointment with a primary care provider.
Make an appointment with us by calling 206.685.1011.
Have a concern? Need help figuring out your next step? You can call us at 206.221.2517 between 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, and between 9 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays.
This service is for current UW students and Hall Health patients. You may also contact your health care provider through eCare. Students who are traveling internationally should contact UW Student Abroad Insurance for assistance.
If the nurse is on the phone, please leave a message with your name and telephone number, as well as a brief description of your concern. You will receive a call back within two hours, unless the clinic is exceptionally busy. Find out more about Medical Advice.
Do you provide immunizations?
Hall Health Center offers the following vaccines. Diagnosis codes are provided so that you can determine whether your health insurance provides coverage.
During a typical Hall Health pre-travel consultation, the following issues related to type of travel and destination are discussed.
Altitude illness
We will provide a comprehensive discussion of prevention of acute mountain sickness (AMS). This includes a prescription for preventative medications, such as acetazolamide (diamox). We also discuss prevention and treatment of high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) and high altitude cerebral edema (HACE).
Blood clot prevention
We engage in a detailed discussion of methods to prevent blood clots due to travel.
Diarrhea
We provide advice about prevention and treatment of traveler’s diarrhea. You’ll receive a prescription for antibiotics for self treatment of diarrhea if needed.
Immunizations
We will conduct a comprehensive review of immunizations needed for travel. This includes travel-specific vaccines (yellow fever, typhoid) and general vaccine updates (tetanus, influenza).
Insect precautions
We will discuss appropriate skin, clothing and mosquito net protection.
Jet lag (sleep disturbance)
You’ll learn about prevention of jet lag, as well as prescription self treatment at your destination.
Malaria prophylaxis
We’ll give you detailed information about appropriate medications for prevention of malaria. This is based on current information about resistance to malaria worldwide and current incidence data.
Medical kit
We’ll review appropriate medical supplies for international travel.
Motion sickness
We discuss medications for prevention and treatment of motion sickness.
Water purification
We’ll talk about safe water sources, as well as methods for water purification.
How do I prepare for my trip?
Schedule 4-6 weeks before you travel
Because several weeks may be required to complete a needed vaccine series, we recommend you come in for the initial appointment at least 4-6 weeks before your departure date. You should call for an appointment two weeks before that, if possible. If this is not possible, we will meet your travel health needs as completely as the time we have allows.
Pre-appointment checklist
If this is your first visit to Hall Health Center, please read about insurance and billing.
If your medical insurance plan covers travel medicine (which only a few do) please bring your insurance card to the appointment check-in. If you do not have coverage, you will be asked to pay at the time of the appointment with a check, credit, or debit card.
Please remember to bring your record of past immunizations, this is very important as it helps us recommend immunizations for your travel.
UW Study Abroad Insurance – UW students engaged in educational activities abroad – including study, research, internships or community engagement – are required to purchase UW Student Abroad Insurance.
