1. A residential summer camp for children with vertically transmitted HIV/AIDS: a six-year experience at the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp
- Author
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Simpson Bj, Gallagher M, Johnson S, and Pearson Ha
- Subjects
Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ,Mother to child transmission ,business.industry ,Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) ,HIV Infections ,medicine.disease ,medicine.disease_cause ,Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical ,Connecticut ,El Niño ,Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) ,Family medicine ,Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health ,Immunology ,Camping ,medicine ,Summer camp ,Humans ,business ,Prescribed medications ,Child - Abstract
Residential camping sessions for children with vertically transmitted human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome have been offered at The Hole In The Wall Gang Camp for the past six summers. More than 600 children 6 to 12 years of age have attended. Such sessions are expensive and require extensive planning. Medical and nursing needs have increased greatly over the 6-year period, reflecting advances in treatment and especially an escalation of prescribed medications. We have found it possible for these children to have a fun-filled camping experience and participate in a wide variety of activities.
- Published
- 1997