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PEDIATRICS Vol. 100 No. 4 October 1997, pp. 709-713

SPECIAL ARTICLE:
A Residential Summer Camp for Children With Vertically Transmitted HIV/AIDS: A Six-Year Experience at The Hole In The Wall Gang Camp

Received Jan 24, 1997; accepted Apr 8, 1997.

Howard A. Pearson, Susanne Johnson, B. Joyce Simpson, and Maureen Gallagher

From The Hole In The Wall Gang Camp, Ashford, Connecticut, and the Department of Pediatrics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.

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.

Key words: summer camp, HIV/AIDS.