Below is a list of websites and documents that other Americans in Alsace members have found to be very helpful whether you are looking for transportation, history, or even a family doctor. Let us know if you have additional links to add at web@americansinalsace.org.
Here are some helpful resources to guide you in your search for member recommended doctors and dentists, as well as hospitals. You will also find relevant information regarding Personal Health Records, links to current recommendations for annual tests and immunizations, and information on how to handle an emergency in France.
It is important upon arrival to familiarize yourself with the french medical system and to find a family doctor for your stay. The articles Health Care in France from International Living and A Guide to Healthcare in France from Expatica France will help get you started. Also, the following two documents are lists of recommended doctors in the Strasbourg area.
Screenings and immunizations are the best ways of preventing illness and disease. The following documents give recommendations on adult male and female, and childhood screenings and immunizations.
This document is a guide to calling for emergency treatment in the Strasbourg area. It contains emergency contact numbers and a French emergency vocabulary list. Download and personalize "It's an Emergency!" Sheet. Fill in your own data and keep one posted near each telephone where it will be found quickly in an emergency.