The Florida Department of Health in Escambia County (DOH-Escambia) offers a comprehensive traveler’s health consultation that provides advice on preventing serious illnesses and issues encountered with travel.

These include:

  • Region-specific immunizations
  • Prescription medications
  • Insect bites
  • Food and water safety

DOH-Escambia is a designated travel center. Travel information is based on the CDC Travelers’ Health recommendations. 

Dr. Wesley Farr is an infectious disease specialist with 45 years of experience in travel medicine. He is certified in infectious diseases, tropical medicine and travelers’ health. He was the director of the Clinical Tropical Medicine and Traveler’s Health Course at West Virginia University from 1996-2000 and was also the director of the Military Tropical Medicine Course in Bethesda from 2004-2006. Dr. Farr has traveled to multiple countries in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. He enjoys learning about clients’ travel plans, sharing his experiences, and offering guidance on ways to stay healthy while traveling.

Foreign Travel Clinic Facts

  • Your consultation with the healthcare provider should be scheduled at least four to six weeks before departure.
  • The fee for a foreign travel consultation appointment with our physician is $100 per person for each instance of foreign travel and includes up to five prescriptions related to your travel, if needed.
  • An appointment for health risk counseling for travel with a registered nurse is $25 per person for each instance of travel; prescriptions are not included in this fee.
  • Immunization costs are not included in the consultation or counseling fees.
  • Travel immunizations are not considered medically necessary by insurance and are not typically covered by most insurance plans (including Medicare).
  • Minors must have a parent present at the appointment.

How to Schedule a Foreign Travel Clinic Appointment

Call 850-595-6554 to speak with a nurse about scheduling an appointment. Customer service representatives are available to assist clients Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. 

Bring the following items to the appointment:

  • Passport – required for a yellow fever immunization
  • Driver’s license
  • For travelers over the age of 60, a healthcare provider’s note stating that the client is “immune-competent to receive the yellow fever immunization”
  • Detailed travel itinerary
  • Immunization record (even if immunizations were received at DOH-Escambia), including prior travel-related records (yellow card)

Available Travel-related Immunizations

  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • Meningococcal
  • Polio
  • Typhoid
  • Yellow fever