Camp Staff
The camp staff of Camp Wekandu includes a full-time camp director, program specialists, summer cabin counselors and auxiliary staff. The counselors are selected from experienced college-age and older individuals with a special interest in working with children who have arthritis.
A pediatric rheumatologist, physical therapist or occupational therapist from the Rheumatology Division at Cincinnati Children's and a camp nurse are on the premises 24 hours a day. The physical therapist or occupational therapist provides group exercises, supervision of individual therapy programs, and instruction in independent daily living activities.
To help the campers understand and deal with health-related problems more effectively, additional members of the Rheumatology staff visit the camp daily to offer medical advice and hold group educational sessions. Rheumatology staff will meet with campers' parents on the first day of camp to review medical orders. Camp personnel will adhere to all medical orders and activity recommendations sent by the camper's physician.
For more information about Camp Wekandu, Pam Heydt, Division of Rheumatology, 513-636-4676.
