Tourism and Health: Current Issues and Future Concerns
2000; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 25; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/02508281.2000.11014925
ISSN2320-0308
Autores Tópico(s)Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
ResumoAbstractThe last quarter of the present century has seen a considerable increase in the scale of international tourism, the consolidation of long-haul tourism and the emergence of tourism in developing countries throughout the world. These changes have led to increased concern regarding the health dimensions of tourism, and in particular the risks faced by increasing numbers of tourists visiting tropical destinations. The WHO plays a significant international role in identifying health problems which individuals may face in travelling internationally, and provides guidance on the advice that travellers should receive to avoid health risks. Foremost among the problems travellers may face are travellers' diarrhoea, malaria and sexually transmitted infections. The scale of these problems is considered in this paper together with actions needed to address them. It is necessary also to look towards the future and attempt to anticipate new health challenges associated with travel and tourism as we move into the twenty-first century. The Healthy Travel and Tourism Initiative recently launched by the WHO and WTO has identified priorities for collaborative work in order to promote the health of tourists and also to address the health impacts of tourism on communities in tourist-receiving destinations. Additional informationNotes on contributorsStephen CliftSTEPHEN CLIFT is Professor of Health Education in the Centre for Health Education and Research, Canterbury Christ Church University College, U.K. He has a particular interest in the health dimensions of international travel and tourism and has conducted several research projects on tourism and malaria prophylaxis and risks of sexually transmitted infections. He is editor of 'Health and the International Tourist' (1996), and 'Tourism and Health: Risks, Research and Responses' (1997). His most recent book is Tourism and Sex: Culture, Commerce and Coercion'.E-mail: s.m.clift@cant.ac.uk
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