Camp Information
Sending your food allergic child to day camp or overnight camp requires some pre-planning. Educating everyone doesn’t mean accidents won’t happen, but isn’t it better to know that everyone planned and tried their best?
View several outstanding sections on camp and food allergies:
- Fare’s resources at: http://www.foodallergy.org/resources/camps
- Don’t forget the Illinois Law that lets campers carry epinephrine auto-injectors. Asthma Inhalers at Recreational Camps Act.
- Don’t forget theĀ Food Allergy Action Plan (English).
- The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute provides a guide for health professionals to determine if a child can carry his or her own medicine. “When Should Students With Asthma or Allergies Carry and Self-Administer Emergency Medications at School?” http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/lung/asthma/emer_med.htm