H.E.A.L.T.H. Camp
Participants from Boys' H.E.A.L.T.H. Camp holding infant manikins in the nursing simulation lab.
Health Education And Leadership Training for a Hopeful future (H.E.A.L.T.H) Camp is a free weeklong summer camp for young people from mostly medically underserved communities in Grand Rapids to learn more about their own health and health careers at Calvin University (Map).
Campers will:
Learn about exercise in the Calvin Sports Complex
Use microscopes to see human cells
Make healthy snack
Do hands-on activities at Calvin University’s Health Services
Learn about cool jobs in the medical field like nursing, speech therapy, occupational therapy, medicine, and social work
H.E.A.L.T.H. Camp is an electronic device free camp. Campers are asked to leave phones, tablets, smartwatches at home. If a child needs to bring a phone to camp, camp staff will collect and store the electronic device in a safe place during camp.
H.E.A.L.T.H. Camp Dates
All camps run from 9 am-3 pm.
Girls’ Camp
June 16-18, 20, 2025 (no camp on Juneteenth) for ages 9-11
June 23-27, 2025 for for ages 12-15
Boys’ Camp
June 23-27, 2025 for ages 12-17
Contact
Email: healthcamp@calvin.edu
Phone: 616-526-6255