First youth camp by National Allergy Strategy to support teens and young adults with food allergies

School and youth camps provide a great opportunity for young people to get away with friends and try new things. For young people with food allergy and their parents, camps can be a stressful experience as they rely on the knowledge of others to manage their food allergy and respond in an unlikely emergency.

The National Allergy Strategy 250K youth camp is the first camp to be conducted specifically for teens and young adults living with food allergy. Thirty young people from across Australia will be participating in the camp as part of the National Allergy Strategy’s 250K Youth Project funded by the Australian Government Department of Health.

The 250K youth camp aims to bring teens and young adults with food allergy together, share their experiences and reduce social isolation, and allow them to develop autonomy in managing their allergies.

The camp has been designed to simulate a school or youth camp environment as best possible. Campers will participate in a number of exhilarating camp activities and also attend small discussion sessions with health professionals, helping them learn about their condition in an open space, away from Mum, Dad and the doctors consulting room.

For more information about the 250K youth camp please visit: https://nationalallergystrategy.org.au/news

Content created 16 January 2019