Download a printable version (PDF, 83 KB) and the associated Emergency Plan Template (PDF, 117).
- All travelers graduate and undergraduate students must register in Cornell’s Travel Registry: www.travelregistry.cornell.edu
- Become knowledgeable about risks in location. Visit these sites for researching your destination:
- Verify your health insurance covers you or purchase additional coverage, or you must purchase additional coverage:
- Consider purchasing insurance for trip interruption:
- Consider purchasing insurance for property protection:
- Understand how to use UHC Global Emergency Assistance. More information on this in this packet:
- When filing a case, send an email to assistance@uhcglobal.com
- Appropriate when travel is more than 100 miles away from Cornell’s campus
- Determine your immunizations by contacting the Travel Nurse at Cornell Health.
- Develop an emergency plan (PDF 117, KB) and be available 24/7 to travelers in case of an emergency during the trip.
- Where would you go in the event of a crisis?
- Where is your backup location to gather?
- How would you exit the city/region?
- Know who to contact in the event of an emergency at Cornell:
- Cornell Police – (607) 255-1111
- Determine the conditions of roads and safest routes of travel in the area.
