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 the 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