Camp Wilderness Health Form Submission Roster printable pdf download

May 1, 2016

Dear Scouts and Scouters,

It is hard to believe that it is already the beginning of May. Spring is in the air and the

time has come to begin considering preparation for summer camp in earnest. After all, it is only

about six weeks until the first week of camp! I am excited for the upcoming summer camping

season and am looking forward to seeing old friends and making new friends at Camp

Wilderness.

For the past couple of years we have offered a program that allowed units to forward

completed Boy Scout Annual Health and Medical Records to Camp Wilderness prior to the

unit’s arrival date (21 days prior to your camp date). The idea behind this program was to help

alleviate the stress on campers, leaders, parents and health lodge staff caused by incomplete or

missing health forms. By forwarding copies of the forms to camp ahead of time, my staff has the

opportunity to review the forms and if deficiencies are noted contact the unit leader prior to their

departure for camp in an effort to resolve the issue. This has been very successful. Not only is it

able to relieve a lot of stress associated with the forms, but also helps to speed up the check in

process at the health lodge. Each year the number of units participating in the program has

increased, but not as many have participated as I would like to see. I would highly encourage

every unit to consider participating in the program as my staff and I believe that it truly will

make your arrival process at camp a lot less stressful and allow you as leaders to focus more on

other parts of the arrival process. Ultimately, I would like to see 100% of units attending camp

submit their health forms early.

Submission of health forms is simple. Attached to this letter you will find a procedure to

follow, a roster to complete, and guide to help you to review your unit’s health forms to catch

errors prior to submission. If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me either

via email at

wayne@gctel.net

or by phone at 320.760.5711.

Yours In Scouting

Wayne Stephens

Camp Health Officer

Camp Wilderness, BSA

Camp Wilderness Health Form Submission Roster