Your Actions Save Lives

COVID is not over yet. Neither is a common cold or flu. If your daughter is too sick to attend camp, please stay home.

The spread of common illnesses such as flu and colds, gastrointestinal illnesses (diarrhea), pink eye (conjunctivitis), and strep can be limited when children and adults stay home and away from other people when they’re sick. Keep your children at home when they have: diarrhea (three or more loose stools in a 24-hour period), vomiting, fever (100.4°F or over with symptoms OR 101°F or over if no other symptoms).

Tips for staying and keeping a healthy camp

If we all do our part, we can help prevent and avoid catching colds, flu, and other infectious diseases by practicing and teaching the following:

Proper handwashing techniques: The easiest thing to remember: add soap and wash under warm water for the length of time it takes to sing the entire “Happy Birthday” song (don’t forget the thumbs, palms, back of the hand, fingernails, and between the fingers). Rinse hands for the same length of time. Hand sanitizer is effective in preventing the spread of illness, as well. When you can wash your hands, it’s best to do so.

Sneezing and Coughing: Teach your children to sneeze and cough into their elbows. Encourage them to teach their friends at camp to do the same.

Don’t share personal items: Items such as drinking cups, utensils, towels, clothes, lipgloss, and hair care items such as brushes may contain germs that can make you sick.

Mask when appropriate: Follow public health recommendations, including when Camp Diva staff requires masks for activities and travels.

Equip children with sunscreen and teach them how to use it: Teach them how to apply it on the face, nose, and neck on their own.

Use a refillable water bottle: Send your child to camp with a refillable water bottle and ask that they don’t share it (at least ask that their friends don’t touch their mouths to the bottle spout).

Hydrate: Encourage them to drink water frequently during the day. It will help them to stay hydrated in the sun and the heat.

Send children to camp with protective equipment if needed: Regardless of the type of camp they attend, pack protective eyewear and a mouth guard. Your daughter will be participating in physical activity, make sure to send along protective equipment that protects their noses, mouths, faces, and heads.

Ask the camp staff about their policies regarding protective equipment if you have any further questions. We support and encourage your daughter to embrace personal safety by wearing appropriate gear in order to participate in activities.

Let us know when your daughter has been cleared by her doctor: If you aren’t sure whether your daughter should camp, please contact your daughter’s doctor or let us know if you need support.