Author(s)

Sydney Leibel¹, Nancy Fenton²

¹School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada.
²McMaster Institute for Innovation & Excellence in Teaching & Learning (MIIETL) Mills Library L504, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.

Introduction: The objective of this study was to explore the experiences and perceptions of children with food allergies at summer camp. Methods: Qualitative draw-and-tell interviews were conducted with 14 food allergic individuals aged 5 - 12 years to capture their lived experience with food allergies at summer camp. Results: Four key interdependent themes: trust, accommodation, proactive parents and coping strategies were identified in how children perceive their food allergies in unregulated summer camp environments.

Food Allergy, Quality of Life, Anaphylaxis, Allergies

Leibel, S. and Fenton, N. (2016) Building Trust: Children Experiences with Food Allergies at Summer Camp. Health, 8, 1423-1441. doi: 10.4236/health.2016.814143.