Healthy Lifestyle Articles

Camping Magazine Articles

• Facilitating Healthy, Well, and Wise Camp Staff (1/13)
• Make a Commitment: Encouraging Wellness and Healthy Living at Camp (3/12)
• Building Pillars of Hope (7/09)
• How We Bond with Nature (7/09)
• Teens and Physical Health Issues (9/08)
• Fostering Quality Athletic Programs in Camps to Promote Lifetime Physical Activity (7/05)
• Kids and Healthy Lifestyles: How Camps Can Help (9/05)
• A Letter from Peg (9/04)
• Kids Camping Takes the Challenge! (1/02)
• Campers with Eating Disorders (1/96)
• Coping with Stress (3/95)

Public Articles

• Health Begins in Youth: Get Your Kids Moving Now (2008)
• Camp Encourages Kids to Explore Healthy Behaviors (2008)
• The Power of Play (2007)
• New Year's Resolution: Your Child's Healthiest Year Ever!
• Camp: The Perfect Prescription for Healthy, Active Kids!

Research Articles

• The Effects of Self-Care Training on the Self-Concept, Self-Care, and Metabolic Control of Diabetic Children (1997)
• Effects of Multicomponent Intervention Program on Reducing Health Risk in Obese Children (1998)
• A Summer Day Camp Approach to Adolescent Weight Loss (1984)
• A Residential Camp Experience as an Approach to Adolescent Weight Management (1980)
• The Efficacy of Physcial Activity Programs for Overweight Pre-Adults at Specialized Camps (1979)
• The Influence of a Special Camp Program for Obese Boys on Weight Loss, Self Concept, and Body Image (1971)