Traveling to Canada for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games

Summary The 21st Winter Olympic Games will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from February 12 to 28, 2010. Following the Winter Olympic Games, the Winter Paralympic Games will be held from March 12 to 21, 2010. There will be 86 winter sporting events hosted in Vancouver with 5500 athlet...

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Published inTravel medicine and infectious disease Vol. 7; no. 4; pp. 207 - 211
Main Author Heggie, Travis W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2009
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Athletes
British Columbia
Communicable Disease Control
Environmental hazards
Health
Humans
Infectious Disease
Infectious diseases
Olympics
Paralympics
Public Health
Safety
Sports
Travel
Travel medicine
Vancouver
Winter
British Columbia
Travel
Vancouver
Winter
Health
Olympics
Paralympics
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Summary:Summary The 21st Winter Olympic Games will be held in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada from February 12 to 28, 2010. Following the Winter Olympic Games, the Winter Paralympic Games will be held from March 12 to 21, 2010. There will be 86 winter sporting events hosted in Vancouver with 5500 athletes staying in two Olympic Villages. Another 2800 members of the media, 25,000 volunteers, and 1 million spectators are expected in attendance. This paper reviews health and safety issues for all travelers to Canada for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games with a specific focus on pre-travel planning, road and transportation safety in British Columbia, natural and environmental hazards, Olympic medical facilities, safety and security, and infectious disease.
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ISSN:1477-8939
1873-0442
DOI:10.1016/j.tmaid.2009.03.004