Gold Medal Travel Health Tips for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

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 Travelers

Learn about disease risks in China

Preparing for your trip to China

Stay healthy and safe in China

Podcast: Gold Medal Travel Health Tips

E-card: Team USA Needs You

E-card: Passing the Baton

Information for Kids

New! Be a part of the Gold Medal Travel Health Team!

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