What is Healthy Futures Camp?

Healthy Futures Camp provides a unique opportunity to help jump start a healthier future through a traditional summer camp experience. At Healthy Futures Camp, participants learn about nutrition, physical activity, and healthy lifestyles through hands-on cooking experiences, fun physical activity opportunities, and other healthy lifestyle activities aimed to provide campers with tools and strategies to help them live healthy, happy lives and decrease risk of diabetes development. Traditional activities led by elders and community member volunteers are another component of camp. And of course, swimming, canoeing, campfires, horseback riding, and other fun camp activities are part of Healthy Futures Camp. 

The intention of camp is to provide healthy lifestyle education, nutrition counseling & cooking skills, goal setting, emotional support, motivation, and to foster new friendships. Healthy Futures Camp has a full team of healthcare professionals (registered dietitians, nurses, pediatricians, behavioral health professionals), camp counselors, and community volunteers, working together to support your child. 

Camp is held each summer and is five days in duration.  

Who is eligible to attend Healthy Futures Camp?

Participants in our Healthy Futures Program between the ages of 8 and 14. Registration information is sent out to eligible participants each year in the late spring/early summer.