We’re excited to announce that our first research study has been published, and Dr. Michael is a co-author!

Food Allergy Trends and Epinephrine Autoinjector Presence in Summer Camps was published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and aimed to determine the prevalence of food allergies among campers; identify campers with co-morbid asthma, which puts them at higher risk of life-threatening anaphylaxis; and ascertain how many food-allergic children bring epinephrine auto-injectors with them to camp.

De-identified data provided by CampDoc.com, showed that nearly 3% of children who attend summer camp have food allergies, but only 40% of them have […]

We’ve been keeping busy here in Ann Arbor to kick off the new year, working our hardest to ensure that our camp friends throughout the country are prepared for a successful, safe, and fun summer.

While we’ve had fun playing in the snow over the last couple of months, we’re thrilled to announce that we’ll be escaping the cold and hitting the road to attend a variety of conferences. If you are planning on attending one of the conferences we encourage you to come stop by, pick up some CampDoc.com swag, and meet some of our team members!

Northeast YMCA Camp Conference […]

Summer is coming to a close. Commercials for back-to-school sales are pervasive, families are back from their vacations, and schools around the nation are re-waxing their tile floors because they will soon be packed with students. For those of us who just got back from camp, the adjustment to school will be especially difficult. It is not easy to go from a day structured around activities and playing to a day structured around focusing and hard work. As the first day of school approaches, you might find yourself longing for Summer camp in a very serious way. There are many reasons […]

It’s finally June: you’ve paid camp fees, filled out all of the necessary forms, and you’ve been trying your best to collect every item that is on your camp packing list. Congratulations, you are officially a camp parent! Although you may not get the chance to leave behind your responsibilities and frolic outside all day like your children get to do, you are very much a part of camp this summer whether you realize it yet or not. There are a few easy steps you can take that will help keep your child healthy and safe throughout the summer, which will […]

As a 16-year-old kid, the director of my camp told me that I was “in loco parentis” for 12 children. This is a Latin term meant to describe my responsibility as a counselor: to effectively take on the role of parent for my campers. Parenthood is probably the most vital job on this earth, so the idea of two 16-year-old camp buddies adopting a dozen 10-year-old boys for a whole month sounds like the framework for either a horror movie or a sit-com. I will admit without shame that my youth and inexperience did in fact create some horrific and […]