We present the design artifact Travel Safety, a mobile travel risk information system (IS). Besides offering general travel risk information, the iPhone application leverages social media, in particular Twitter, to source travel risk information from multiple foreign offices. This provides a comprehensive real-time information base for the application and enables dispatch of automatic travel wa...

safety measures. A total of 19 cases of melioidosis acquired in the Caribbean have been reported (Table). Nine of these were travel related, suggesting that melioidoisis may be emerging as a travel health issue. Travelers with known risk factors for melioidosis, such as diabetes mellitus and chronic lung disease, should be informed of their increased infection risk. Physicians should include B....

In 2007, six members of a lung procurement team from the University ofMichiganwere killed in a plane crash over Lake Michigan. In response, The Michigan Donor Travel Forum assembled to develop strategies for improving the safety of procurement travel in the United States. Several issues were identified as targets for future quality improvement, including concerns of safety culture, communicatio...

hajj and pilgrimage is the most important source of providing human resource for pilgrimage caravans. without a doubt, the heads of this organization need to be trained. based on this need, this study seeks to identify and rank the training needs of hajj caravan actors. the population of this study includes all the managers/administrators of hajj caravans in 2013.a sample of 222 managers/admini...

International travel has become increasingly common and accessible, hence, about two billion passengers undertake international and domestic air travel each year. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a serious public health disorder which may occur following prolonged travel, especially after air travel. A direct relation between VTE development and prolonged travels has been documented, while some ...

BACKGROUND Promoting daily routine physical activities, such as active travel to school, may have important health implications. Practitioners and policy makers must understand the variety of factors that influence whether or not a child uses active school travel. Several reviews have identified both inhibitors and promoters of active school travel, but few studies have combined these putative ...

BACKGROUND Little is known about the level of concern and sources of information of hostelers concerning personal safety and terrorism. This study was designed to investigate these in the Australian context. METHODS In 2006, self-administered questionnaires were distributed to hostelers attending a travelers' information evening in Brisbane. RESULTS Forty questionnaires (60.8%) were returne...

Access management applications, which could effectively be used to improve traffic operations and safety, are getting increased popularity. While there are some studies providing important information on various access management methods and techniques, questions still remain surrounding the effects of specific access management treatments on roadway operations and safety. This study provides t...

Introduction: For the past 7 years, a nursing school has conducted biannual medical missions in a virtually inaccessible area in Haiti. Each medical mission team provides primary care, pediatric and gynecological examinations for up to 6 days in the impoverished island nation. Methods: To improve the safety of participants engaged in this humanitarian tra...