How will you spend your trip to the Beijing Olympics?
Getting a firsthand look at China’s culture and heritage … or getting a firsthand look at a hospital waiting room?
Sitting in the stands watching Olympic athletes make history … or sitting in your hotel room watching TV because you are too sick to go out?
Getting to know people from all over the world … or getting to know germs from all over the world?
Easy choices, right?
You may be a spectator at the 2008 Olympic Games, but don’t get sidelined on your trip by a travel illness or injury. You can be a Gold Medal Traveler to China! Use this website to learn about travel health risks in China and some of the things you can do to protect yourself during your trip.
Travel to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
General travel information for China: Health Information for Travelers to China
- Information for Kids
- New! Be a part of the Gold Medal Travel Health Team!
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Podcast: Attention Sports Fans: Go for the Gold in Travel Health!
- Information for Health-care Providers
- Checklist for health-care providers
- Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease journal article about traveling to the 2008 Olympics: "Travelling to China for the Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games"
- Information for Athletes
- Information for Athletes Traveling to China for the Olympic and Paralympic Games