The health and safety of students and faculty on Living
Routes programs is always our highest priority. The following are
measures that we take on all of our programs:
-
 Living Routes faculty and staff have extensive international experience
and numerous affiliations throughout our various host communities
and countries. We are in regular communication with each other,
and are able to alert each other when sentiment in the field shifts.
- We receive regular updates from the U.S.
State Department and always abide by their safety precautions,
travel warnings, and recommendations for U.S. citizens abroad.
- Prior to arrival in the host country, students are registered at
the U.S. consulate or embassy that has jurisdiction over their program
location and staff receive updates on local precautions and recommendations.
- We abide by the safety
guidelines set out by the National
Association for Foreign Study Abroad (NAFSA). We also participate
in several NAFSA sponsored listserves for administrators of Study
Abroad programs.
- During our programs, we have extensive orientations which help inform
students about the countries and cultures in which they will be
living. Students are educated about the necessary health and safety
precautions they must take while abroad.
- Students each receive an Emergency Card with their program's itinerary,
important contacts, and emergency protocol prior to departure, and
they are asked to carry this information at all times. Emergency
Contact forms are kept on file in the office and also with program
faculty.
- All students have a medical exam prior to enrollment and are required
to obtain insurance coverage including major medical, evacuation,
repatriation, and 24-hour emergency assist insurance.
- Faculty carry emergency cell phones and are trained to carry out
Living Routes Emergency and Evacuation Protocols, in the event that
we must remove a program from the field.
For questions or more information about Living Routes Health and
Safety policies, please contact our office at (888) 515-7333 or
email the Director, Daniel Greenberg, at director@LivingRoutes.org. |
