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When planning for your overseas travel, it’s important to consider your physical and mental health and wellbeing. There are a few tasks you might need to get done before you go (a health check, or immunisations, for example), but there are many more steps you can take before you go to help prepare your health for your time away.

Think about your own personal health, and how that could potentially impact your experience:

  • Will any health issues stop me from doing certain activities? Is there a way to prepare for this so that I can participate?
  • Do I need to pack anything that will help my physical and mental health while overseas? What would I have at home that might be difficult to source while overseas?
  • What kind of health and wellbeing treatments or medications do I currently use? Will I require a continuation of this while overseas?

Keep reading for more information on what you should think about and do before you depart for your Global Opportunities experience. Before you go overseas, consider the below advice.