Walking will be the mode of transportation for everyone.
Healthy food and drinks offered.
Jamboree Policy
The national jamboree will uphold a decision by an applicant’s personal health care practitioner to deny participation for medical reasons.
The national jamboree will accept for participation applicants that are recommended for participation by their health care practitioner and have a BMI of 31.9 or less.
The national jamboree will consider for participation applicants with a BMI of 32.0 to 39.9 and/or one of the following risks:
Hypertension
Diabetes mellitus
Tobacco use
Dyslipidemia
Prior heart attack
Coronary angioplasty/stent
Prior stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA)
Coronary artery surgery
Family history of premature (before age 55) coronary artery disease
Sleep apnea requiring CPAP or BiPAP
COPD
*Applicants may be requested to provide further documentation, including cardiac testing, pulmonary testing, or further information from their physician to ensure the applicant’s ability to participate.
Jamboree Medical Services will provide specific instructions to the practitioner to determine eligibility.
The national jamboree cannot accept for participation any applicant with a BMI of 40.0 or higher.
For more information regarding BMI, refer to this youth BMI table.
Refer to the BSA Jamboree Be Prepared site for more health & safety details.
Medical Forms
The system for submitting your Annual Health and Medical Record information for Jamboree is now available! Jamboree participants can access the new online medical form from their Jamboree registration dashboard. The new online system supports Internet Explorer 9 or later, Firefox 14 or later, and Chrome 21 or later. You may need to upgrade your browser if you are currently using an older version. A user's guide for the new online medical form is available.
If you need assistance with completing your medical information or accessing your Scout's Jamboree account, please contact MyScouting@scouting.org or 972-580-2267.
Reminder: All jamboree participants, adult leaders, and staff must submit a physician-signed BSA Annual Health and Medical Record dated no earlier than August 1, 2012 and no later than April 15, 2013. Once your physician has completed Part C of your Annual Health and Medical Record Form, make a copy for your records and submit the entire medical form in original, with a copy of both sides of your insurance card, to your Jamboree Troop Committee Chair or his/her designee.
You must submit the Jamboree medical which has the unique Jamboree barcode identifier.
Each Jamboree Troop has designated a qualified committee member to conduct an initial review of the forms for completeness. After this is completed, the forms will be forwarded to the Council for another review to ensure completeness. The Council will scan all medical forms into PDF format and will provide your Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmasters with these documents on a thumb drive so that they can have this information on their person at all times during the Jamboree. The Council will also submit all medical forms to the National BSA Jamboree Event Registration (and will track and confirm receipt).
Your Jamboree Troop Committee will determine the date by which you will submit the forms for review. All completed Annual Health and Medical Record Forms are due to the Council Office no later than March 15, 2013.
If you have any questions, please contact your son(s) Jamboree Troop Committee Chair or Jamboree Scoutmaster.
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