Camp Okawehna is a
summer camp
A summer camp or sleepaway camp is a supervised program for children conducted during the summer months in some countries. Children and adolescents who attend summer camp are known as ''campers''. Summer school is usually a part of the academ ...
, held for six days in early June, located at Cedar Crest Campground in
Lyles, Tennessee
Lyles is a rural census-designated place and unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Hickman County, Tennessee, Hickman County, Tennessee.
Population
As of the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census, the population was 734.
As of the ...
(within 50 miles of
Nashville
Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the seat of Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the most populous city in the state, 21st most-populous city in the U.S., and the ...
) for children and teens with
kidney disease
Kidney disease, or renal disease, technically referred to as nephropathy, is damage to or disease of a kidney. Nephritis is an inflammatory kidney disease and has several types according to the location of the inflammation. Inflammation can ...
including
transplant and
dialysis patients. A fully operational
hemodialysis
Hemodialysis, also spelled haemodialysis, or simply dialysis, is a process of purifying the blood of a person whose kidneys are not working normally. This type of dialysis achieves the extracorporeal removal of waste products such as creatinin ...
facility is set up at the campground.
It has been in operation since 1974 and is run by the non profit organization
Dialysis Clinic, Inc.
Dialysis Clinic, Inc. home page
/ref> Participants come from the south and mid-south of the US.
See also
* Camp Discovery
References
External links
Camp information
Vanderbilt University Pediatrics
Kidney Foundation directory of camps
Texas Children's Hospital
Nephrology News and Issues August 2014
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Okawehna
Okawehna
1974 establishments in Tennessee