Parent's Manual SECTION TWO Health and Medical Introduction Camp Moshava's primary concern is for the safety, health and welfare of your child. To this end we have established a comprehensive health and medical program, including an experienced, well-trained medical staff and a full-time licensed physician on campus. We are a mere fifteen minutes from a well-regarded regional hospital, where we have access to a full complement of specialists and advanced facilities. Our camping program is planned around providing children with a unique active and educational outdoors experience, safely. While minor injuries and illness are part of camp life, you can help minimize any problems by doing your part. This involves properly completing our camper evaluation and medical forms -- important tools in our child welfare efforts -- and by heeding the information, requirements and suggestions which follow. Inoculations Before his or her arrival at camp, every child must have up-to-date: tetanus shots polio inoculations as directed by your personal physician. Your physician should indicate this on your child's medical form. Please note that there will be a charge for the administering of tetanus shots for campers whose inoculations are not up to date. Medical Limitations If your child... can not hike or swim due to physical limitations needs special medication or constant medical attention is diabetic, asthmatic or subject to fainting spells has life-threatening allergies for any reason can not participate fully in our very active out-of-doors program, we request that you discuss this with the Camp Director to determine whether or not your child can best be served at Camp Moshava. Medication, Medical Procedures,Dental Work Any prescription medicines or special medications should be obtained prior to camp and sent with your child. Your child is required to bring all medications to the infirmary upon his or her arrival at camp. Our medical staff will keep and administer all medications. Please include any specific instructions, warnings or indications which your physician or pharmacist may provide. As it is difficult to arrange to have optional medical procedures or dental work done locally, please have all such procedures or work done before your child comes to camp. Please speak with the Camp Director if you have any questions. Lice In a "communal" living setting, like camp, lice can periodically become a problem. All children should be checked for lice before they leave for camp. They will also be checked by our medical staff upon arrival, as well. Please send a bottle of your physician's recommended lice shampoo along with your child as a preventive measure. Any camper who arrives with lice requiring immediate treatment from our staff will be charged for this service. Lyme Disease The Camp Moshava administrative and medical staff are well aware of the Lyme Disease problem in the Northeast. All State and Local Health Department precautions are being taken. Camp Moshava is a member of the American Camping Association, Association of Jewish Sponsored Camps and Wayne County Camping Association, and receives frequent updates from these associations. Special preventive training seminars are conducted with our staff and campers. A Final Word: Health and Medical Please be aware that omissions of medical information are grounds for immediate dismissal from the camp.   Click here to return to Parents' Manual Index Home/ Virtual Tour/ Basic Info/ Forms/ Photos/ Staff/ TVI/ email