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Every inhaler, letter and stamp
packed before the flight.

Make a checklist for each person on the trip. It checks the passport against your return date, the medicine supply against the trip length, and reminds you to book the clinic visit in time, so nothing health-related is left for the airport.

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Travelers and trips

The worked example is a made-up 16-year-old on an 18-day school exchange to Peru. Checklists save on this device only.

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What you get

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What you finish with
A checklist per traveler with the destination, dates, passport expiry and whether they are a minor; seven health checks; medicines with days of supply and where they are packed, and four medicine rules; five insurance and emergency items, the nearest embassy and a contact at home; flags for a passport within six months of expiry, supply that does not cover the trip plus three days, medicines in a checked bag and a clinic visit not booked within a month of leaving.
Who it is for
Families, students going on exchanges and school trips, and teachers leading travel abroad.
Format
Browser checklist with a saved page per traveler. Prints one traveler’s page to carry, all travelers or a blank form; downloads a spreadsheet (.csv); exports and imports a file.
Access
Free. No account, no sign-in and nothing to install. Everything you type stays in this browser; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The Passion Projects space in Caveat Enrichment.
Support
Questions about access, an order or a correction: team@caveatacademic.com.

How to use it

  1. Start a page per traveler as soon as the trip is booked.
  2. Enter the dates and passport expiry; read the CDC and State Department pages for the destination.
  3. Book a travel clinic or doctor visit at least a month ahead.
  4. List every medicine with its days of supply; keep them in the carry-on with copies of prescriptions.
  5. Sort insurance, STEP, a medical card and, for a minor, the consent letter.

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Start early

Counting back from the flight42 daysBook the clinic6 weeks out30 daysVaccines startedsome need 2 doses14 daysPrescriptions filledplus extra days3 daysCopies and cardsin the carry-onDay 0LeaveCounting back from the flight42 daysBook the clinic6 weeks out30 daysVaccines startedsome need 2 doses14 daysPrescriptions filledplus extra days3 daysCopies and cardsin the carry-onDay 0Leave
The clinic visit is the step that cannot be rushed. Everything after it depends on what the clinician recommends for this traveler and this destination.

Medicines abroad

Keep medicines in their labeled containers in your carry-on, with enough for the trip and a few extra days, and copies of the prescriptions using generic names. Some medicines that are routine at home are restricted elsewhere; the destination country’s embassy can say what is allowed.

Minors and insurance

A child traveling with one parent or with a group may be asked for a signed letter of consent from the parents not traveling; U.S. Customs and Border Protection recommends carrying one. Many health plans pay little or nothing abroad, so check your plan and consider travel health insurance that includes medical evacuation.

Sources

  1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Travelers’ Health: destination pages and planning for travel (wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel).
  2. U.S. Department of State. Country Information pages and the Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (travel.state.gov).
  3. Transportation Security Administration. Traveling with medication (tsa.gov).
  4. U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Children traveling: recommended documents and consent letter (cbp.gov).

The worked example is made up. This checklist does not give medical advice; vaccines and medicines are decided with a clinician, and entry rules come from the destination country. Checklists stay on this device until you print or export them. Support: team@caveatacademic.com.