Our Health Center

Healthcare Team
Our health center is staffed by a registered nurse and a nursing student. They consult with and are supervised a nurse practitioner as they oversee the health of all campers in our community. This includes all medication administration, triaging health concerns, and follow up care.

Caring for your Teen
If your teen brings a health concern to our nurses, our team will assess and implement an appropriate care plan. Our health center is equipped to care for minor illness (eg. common cold) and injuries (eg. small abrasions). Below are medications we carry in our health center:

Pain Medications • Advil (ibuprofen) • Tylenol (acetaminophen) • Midol / Aleve (naproxen) Cough/Cold • Sudafed • Cough Syrup GI Health • Immodium / Pepto Bismol • TUMS • Mylanta

Allergy • Benadryl (antihistamine) • Zyrtec (cetirizine) Topical Creams • Triple Antibiotic Ointment • Calamine (anti-itch cream) • Aloe gel / sun-burn cream Other • Throat lozenges and throat spray • Dramamine • Swimmer’s ear drops

Other “As Needed” (PRN) Medications
If your teen takes any medications on an “as needed” (PRN) basis which are NOT listed above, please list them on the required Physician’s Exam Form AND mail them to camp BEFORE your teen’s arrival in their original packaging.

Medication Administration

We want our campers to be as successful as possible at Beyond Akeela. If your teen takes medication during the school year, we feel that it is imperative that they maintain the same routines at camp. If you have any questions or concerns about this camp policy, please contact us as soon as possible.

All medications, prescription or “over the counter”, must be held by the Beyond Akeela nurse. Campers are not allowed to hold their own medication at camp.

CampMeds – REQUIRED

In our on-going commitment to meet the needs of our teens as well as comply with strict state regulations, we will be working with CampMeds, a pre-packaging medication program founded by a former camp nurse and pharmacy outlet. Our policies and procedures for administering medication requires camp families to have ALL of your teen’s daily medicine (including supplements/OTCs) filled by CampMeds.

Instructions for registering with CampMeds can be found on CampMeds documents linked below. We want to be clear that we expect 100% participation in CampMeds from families with teens who will take daily medication at camp.

Urgent/Emergency Services

For any health issues that require more extensive care (eg. ear infection, sport injuries), we are a short 10 minute drive to urgent care and emergency facilities. Emergency medical care is available at all times via 9-1-1 services. Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital – Milton is an excellent and well-equipped facility.

Medical Charges
The camp tuition covers all medical services provided by camp staff. All medical bills from providers outside of camp will be processed by the provider through your health insurer. Any applicable payments or copays will be charged to the credit card that you provide to the camp for this purpose.

Communication About Health Issues

We understand the importance of keeping you informed about health issues affecting your teen. Our medical staff follow the guidelines below and respond to you as quickly as time allows.

• We generally will not contact you if your teen is seen by the Beyond Akeela nurse for routine problems, i.e. minor skin abrasions, headache, cold, etc.
• We will contact you if your teen has a fever, rash, requires outside medical attention, tests positive for any type of infection (eg. ear infection, strep), or anything other than the minor routine health concerns above.
• If our nurse contacts a doctor on your teen’s behalf or if your teen requires any outside medical attention, we will call you.
• We will contact you immediately if your teen has a medical emergency.

Other Health Concerns

If your teen has any health concerns we have not previously discussed, please call our team as soon as possible so we can create a plan to keep your teen healthy and safe at camp.

Communicable Disease
Our health center is prepared to manage a communicable disease outbreak, if needed. If your teen has been exposed to any communicable disease within three weeks of camp, please notify the camp immediately. We will discuss a plan for your teen’s arrival at camp given the circumstances of their exposure.

Sunscreen/Insect Repellant Application
Beyond Akeela staff will only apply spray based sunscreen or insect repellants to teens at Beyond Akeela. They will not apply lotion based sunscreens or repellants. Please keep this in mind when packing.

If you would like to see a full copy of Beyond Akeela’s Healthcare Policies, please reach out via email and we will provide it to you.

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Family Handbook Table of Contents

1. 1. Camp Forms and Campanion
   2. Travel and Luggage
   3. Health Care: Medications, Health Communication, Medical Charges, Other Health Concerns
   4. Packing List and Purchasing Camp Clothing
   5. Laundry, Electronics Policy, and Spending Money
   6. Communication: Camper E-mail, Phone Calls, Family Communication
   7. Food at Beyond Akeela
   8. Success at Beyond Akeela
   9. Camper Code of Conduct