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Planning Your Departure
Health
and Safety
Health
and Safety Considerations
When Traveling Abroad
Preparation
and research are the key to having a safe and healthy experience
while away from campus.
Health
Insurance
It
is imperative that you have health insurance, especially if
you are studying abroad. Some programs purchase insurance
for their participants, or make their own policy available
for purchase. There are also several options available to
you through Oberlin College. We encourage you to take this
opportunity to review your coverage with you family and make
the choice that best suits your needs.
Family Health Insurance Policy
If
you are enrolled in a family health insurance policy, check
to see that it will cover you while you are abroad or at another
institution in the U.S. Many policies cannot be used
outside the U.S. If that is the case, you can purchase
the Oberlin College Student Health Insurance, or the HTH Worldwide
HealthSelect Overseas Insurance Program.
Oberlin College Student Health Insurance Plan
If you
are enrolled in the Oberlin College Student Health Insurance
plan it can be used while you are away from campus--either
in the U.S. or abroad. If you use this plan,
we suggest that you get an insurance card to carry with you
from the Student Accounts Office in Carnegie. Oberlin College
Student Health Insurance Claim Forms are available at the
Student Health Office on campus or directly from www.BollingerInsurance.com/oberlin.
If you are enrolled in a family health insurance policy, check
to see that it will cover you while you are abroad or at another
institution in the U.S. Many policies cannot be used
outside the U.S. If that is the case, you can purchase
the Oberlin College Student Health Insurance, or the HTH Worldwide
Health Select Overseas Insurance Program.
If
you have questions about whether or not you are already covered
by the Oberlin College Student Health Insurance, you can check
with the Student Accounts Office (x58457) about whether or
not you are enrolled in the Student Health Insurance program.
If you purchased the insurance at the beginning of the fall
semester, then your coverage continues only until
August 14 of the academic year and may not include all of
your time on your academic leave. If you have purchased the
insurance and your leave starts in the spring and goes through
the fall of the next year, you would need to re-purchase the
insurance for the fall. A brochure with schedule of
benefits can be found on the Oberlin Student Health Website.
HTH
Worldwide HealthSelect Overseas Insurance Program
Oberlin
College has contracted with HTH Worldwide for a Blanket Student
Accident and Sickness Insurance. This insurance offers excellent
accident and sickness coverage to students who are studying
abroad. The cost of the insurance is $9.00/wk or $31.00/mo
for the term of coverage. A brochure with the schedule
of benefits is available in the Study Away office in Peters
205 or above on this page. If you have questions about
this insurance or would like to enroll, contact Ann Deppman
at 775-8623 or email Ann.Deppman@oberlin.edu
for assistance.
Health
and Safety Resources for Travelers
Below
are a few links to key sites on issues of health and safety
while abroad.
1)
The Department of State has a vast amount of information at
its website for International Travel: www.travel.state.gov
2) World
Health Organization
3) US
Centers for Disease Control, Traveler's Health
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