Want to meet other kids with asthma and allergies, learn to manage your symptoms, and have lots of fun this summer?

Ask your parents if you can go to an asthma camp! You'll do all the fun camp stuff – swimming, hiking, sports, arts and crafts – and learn about asthma. You'll develop confidence and independence to take control of asthma in a fun, supportive, and medically supervised environment.

But you don't have to take our word for it. Dr. Richard Schwarz, medical director of an asthma camp in Pennsylvania, gives you his 10 reasons asthma camp is awesome! (80 kb PDF)

To learn more or find a camp near you, visit www.asthmacamps.org. Sponsored by the Consortium on Children's Asthma Camps, this Web site provides free information on both day and weeklong camps throughout the country.

No asthma camp near you? Or maybe you're getting ready for other away-from-home summer fun. "When Allergies & Asthma Pack Their Bags for Camp" (532 kb PDF) has tips to prepare you – and your parents – for your summer getaway. Send your parents to the American Camp Association Web site for a camp locator and expert advice.