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The many benefits of summer camp are
well documented. According to the American
Academy of Pediatrics [AAP], besides
providing children with memories that will
last a lifetime, camp can positively impact
kids’ psychological development, selfesteem
and their sense of independence.
To guide parents in their efforts to maximize
the benefits of a child’s camp experience
and guide camp administrators in
creating a healthy camp environment, the
AAP has issued a policy statement, “Creating
Healthy Camp Experiences.”
The policy statement offers the following
suggestions for parents:
• Before choosing a camp, evaluate
your child’s interests, skills and overall
well-being to make sure your child can
effectively participate in a particular camp
environment.
• Prepare your child for camp medically
and psychologically.
Work with your child’s
pediatrician, camp
health providers and
administrators on a precamp
health evaluation.
• To help prevent
homesickness, which
is not unusual among
campers, involve your
child in choosing and
preparing for camp; be
positive about the upcoming experience,
and openly discuss homesickness; arrange
practice trips or sleepovers away from
home with friends or relatives; and avoid
making pre-arranged “pick-up” plans,
which can cause a child to question his or
her independence.
For camps, the AAP offers these guidelines:
• Camp administrators should follow
specific health policies and procedures
addressing major and minor injuries and
illnesses, and train camp staff in proper
storage and administration of medications.
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Keeping campers happy and healthy
• Camps that have an
automated external defibrillator
[AED] or other
emergency devices such
as EpiPens or inhalers
should keep those devices
where they are readily
accessible. Medical staff
should be trained to use
the devices properly.
• Camps should have an emergency management
plan for infectious outbreaks and
encourage good hygiene and hand-washing
practices among campers.
• Camps should only serve foods that
follow federal guidelines for school nutrition.
• Food should not be used as a reward,
and withholding food should not be used
as punishment.
• The camp program should include a
minimum of 30 minutes of daily physical
activity.
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• Mountain Biking
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