At Camp Woodhaven the safety of your child is our first priority. We strive to be a safe place physically and emotionally where your child can have a summer of fun and learning in a country setting. Safety begins with great staff. High quality, well-trained role models are the type of people we seek to join our staff. Our camp director interviews, checks references and completes a CORI and SORI background check on all staff. All staff must complete on-line video training provided by Dr. Chris Thurber a leading psychologist in the camping industry. Staff also must attend pre-camp training and team building where CPR and First Aid certification is completed by the American Heart Association.
A camp nurse is on staff daily
All staff are CPR & First Aid certified
A CORI & SORI background check is completed on all staff
We are a no bully zone. Camp is a privilege not an entitlement. Children with inappropriate behavior are dismissed from camp.
High camper to staff ratio. We employ over 100 staff each summer.
At Camp Woodhaven, there is a nurse on staff to handle any medical issues. This page displays some of the frequently asked questions about your child and their health at camp.
These documents are part of the camper application and registration forms. All children must have these documents on file with the camp health office in order to attend camp. The Board of Health requires that all physicals have a date within 18 months of camp attendance.
Any time your child visits the health office for any reason, an email explaining the incident will be sent to the parent. Urgent issues will be relayed by a phone call to a parent.
Camp Woodhaven is a nut free campus. There are many children who have severe allergies to peanuts and nuts. Camp Woodhaven does not sell any nut products in the camp Trading Post. It is the camp policy that no peanut butter or nut products are sent to camp with any campers for lunch or snacks. We know this is challenge for some families, but we ask you to make this sacrifice for the betterment of those campers with allergies.
As part of the camper’s daily schedule, group staff will take breaks throughout the day for campers to apply sunscreen or bug spray as needed. It is the policy of Camp Woodhaven that staff are not allowed to apply sunscreen to children without the written consent of the parents. If you would like your child’s counselor to apply sunscreen, please check off that box on the online registration form.
The camp does not have a camp EpiPen to be used for Anaphylactic emergencies. If a child has a severe allergy or parents are concerned because of a strong family history, parents should send a doctor prescribed EpiPen to camp. All EpiPens in the health office are documented prescriptions for specific children. An EPI action plan from your child's doctor is also requested with the prescription EpiPen.
Medications can be administered by the health office staff only if they are sent in the original container and with a note of signed consent from the parent. All medications in the health office are kept under lock and key.
In the case of a tick being found on a camper, the health office staff will remove it completely with tweezers. The tick will be identified and sent home in a ziplock bag. Dog ticks don't usually carry Lyme's disease while Deer ticks are known to be carriers. Signs and Symptoms to be aware of:
Small red bump also known as a Bull's Eye appearing within a few days to sometimes a month on the site of the bite.
Flu-like symptoms such as fever, body aches, fatigue.
More advance symptoms can develop into migratory joint pain and neurological problems.
Please have your child tested for Lyme disease by your primary care physician if any of these symptoms appear.
If your camper is a diabetic Type I or Type II, please be sure to send the equipment for their use such as a glucometers, lancet, an emergency glucagon, insulin and needles along with a doctor's order attached to their file.
Parents are welcome to provide any snack for their children such as OJ in case they are running low.
The staff and health office at Camp Woodhaven are committed on working together to make camp a positive experience for your child.
Every day a Blood Sugar log with the child’s reading and times will be sent home with the child, a food log is also available if necessary. Parents should provide a target range and when they want to be contacted.
The health office has a refrigerator where all insulin is stored during camp.
The Health Office at Camp Woodhaven are readily available if you have any questions, we are also available to meet with parents during camp hours.
As part of our commitment to child development we highly recommend the following two books:
Reviving Ophelia: Saving the
Selves of Adolescent Girls
Mary Pipher
Raising Cain: Protecting the
Emotional Life of Boys
Dan Kindlon & Michael Thompson
