HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND SAFETY

HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND SAFETY

At camp, the well-being of our campers is our top priority. Our year-round camp team, including our medical director and mental health director, will work with you throughout the enrollment process to ensure that Mosh can meet your child’s needs.

Camp Moshava is licensed by the State of Maryland and accredited by the American Camp Association, the leading authority in the promotion of camp safety and quality. That means that we follow hundreds of standards, ranging from sanitation to camper/staff-ratio to quality of programming. On our last accreditation, a day-long, onsite assessment, in 2022, we passed with a 100% score on all standards.

Our level of staff certification in First Aid, CPR, and AED exceeds both state and ACA regulations. At Mosh, the health and safety of campers is everyone’s responsibility: from the counselors, to our kitchen staff, to our onsite nurses; all staff receive this training. Staff with additional certification supervise camp activities such as canoeing, tubing, and swimming.

MEDICAL

Our air-conditioned health center, built in 2016, is staffed with two nurses (RNs) at all times to care for the health concerns that come up in regular camp life. They also distribute daily medications prescribed to our campers and attend to any health needs.

If the nurse determines a more indepth evaluation is needed than what they can provide at the camp infirmary, they may contact one of our consulting physicians and/or campers might be sent to see a doctor at the nearby Patient First clinic or Upper Chesapeake Emergency Department (15 minutes away).

Camp Mosh has a medical committee, made up of medical professionals, camp parents, and staff who advise us on all medical matters.

FOOD ALLERGIES

Our kitchen staff is trained to prepare allergen-free foods. At all of our meals, there are vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and other allergy-related options. A salad bar and sunbutter and jelly sandwich station are available at each lunch and dinner, so campers always have plenty of healthy choices.

Mosh is a nut-free camp. Parents are asked not to include any type of noshes in their care packages. If you would like to send snacks to camp for your child’s tzrif/ohel (bunk/tent), please send approved products from our Amazon wish list.

MENTAL HEALTH

Once you are enrolled, we will conduct an intake interview to learn more about your child. Our melavol (camper care coordinator) will conduct a follow-up interview to create a care plan for camp, should that be necessary. The melavol will also communicate with your camper’s therapist if applicable and incorporate their recommendations into the care plan for the camper’s support at camp. This care plan will be reviewed by our mental health director.

If a camper requires additional support while at camp, the melavol and mental health director will support them and be in touch with parents throughout the process.

In 2022, Mosh joined the third cohort of the Foundation for Jewish Camp’s Yedid Nefesh Initiative, which provides extensive financial and educational resources, as well as access to a community of over nearly 100 Jewish day and overnight camps across North America that are taking a multi-faceted approach to mental health.

Meet our 2023 Camper Care Team.

SECURITY

Mosh’s security assessment was most recently done by the head of security for The Associated - the Baltimore Federation, and we work with them to review and improve our safety and security protocols, which all directors, tzevet, and medical team members learn and practice during staff training. We are in touch with local emergency services in town (Emergency Services Manager, Fire Department, Sheriff's Office) throughout the year, and meet with them before each camp season to make sure they are aware of the details of our operations for that summer.

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HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND SAFETY

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