The camp must protect campers from poor health and unsafe practices and provide them with fundamental skills, knowledge, and attitudes for protecting their own health and safety. There are several reasons why camps should be concerned about the health and safety of their campers.
Urban children lead sedentary lives and come to camp with poor muscle tone.
Camp presents campers with a brand new environment to which their bodies must adjust. Liability suits against camps are on the increase. Use of tobacco, liquor, drugs, patent medicines, and diet foods among youth is on the rise. Camp health staff Think of your camp's health and safety program as preventive rather than curative. Every staff member has a role to play on the camp health team.