California Health Supervisor Certification Course

The California Code of Regulations Title 17 (AKA "CA Regulations for Organized Camps") requires that a "Health Supervisor" be present whenever children are on-site at your camp.  No nurse on site?  No problem!  Meet the Health Supervisor requirement with ease...take an ACA sponsored course!  For more information about the California Organized Camp Regulations requiring a "Health Supervisor", click here.

ACA Hosted CA Health Supervisor Courses

May 10-11, 2013, 9am-6pm

Boy Scouts San Gabriel Valley Council
3450 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. (map)
Pasadena, CA 91107

Online registration is closed.  For more information, please contact Jami Foster: jfoster@ACAcamps.org or (765) 349-3522.

Deadline to register:  Friday, May 3, 2013

Registration - Health Supervisor Course

$130 / ACA Member • $145 / Non-Member

Price includes all materials needed for the course and processing fees for certification.  
To register, click on the link above for your preferred date / location or call (800) 428-2267. Recertification Pediatric First Aid / CPR classes.

Private classes available!  We'll come to your site with a minimum of 10 participants. For more information, email us!

REFUND POLICY: No refunds for cancellations unless written request is postmarked 2 weeks prior to the course start date; 50% of the registration fee will be retained for processing. All payments must be received by the event date.

Recertification Courses:  Pediatric First Aid / CPR

Already have your Preventative Health & Safety card, but need to renew Pediatric First Aid & CPR?  This is the class for you.

May 11, 2013, 9am-6pm

Boy Scouts San Gabriel Valley Council
3450 E. Sierra Madre Blvd. (map)
Pasadena, CA 91107

Online registration is closed.  For more information, please contact Jami Foster:  jfoster@ACAcamps.org or (765) 349-3522.

Deadline to register:  Friday, May 3, 2013

Registration - Pediatric First Aid / CPR Course

$70 / ACA Member • $80 / Non-Member

Price includes all materials needed for the course and processing fees for certification.  
To register, click on the link above for your preferred date / location or call (800) 428-2267.

REFUND POLICY: No refunds for cancellations unless written request is postmarked 2 weeks prior to the course start date; 50% of the registration fee will be retained for processing. All payments must be received by the event date.

Red Cross Hosted Health Supervisor Courses

Note: The American Red Cross refers to this course as the "California Child Care Preventative Health & Safety Course" or "Child Care Course".

Some American Red Cross Chapters offer the California Child Care Preventative Health & Safety Course as a two-day course, totaling 15 hours. Others will offer Module I, Preventative Health and Safety (totaling 7 hours) and Module II, Community CPR and Pediatric First Aid (totaling 8 hours) as individual courses. In order to meet the requirement for camps, you must receive training that totals 15 hours and contains both Module I & II. Prices range across the Red Cross Chapters from $130-$160 to complete all requirements.

Find Red Cross Health Supervisor Courses (AKA Child Care) by Zip Code

To find Health Supervisor Courses held by the Red Cross, click the link above, enter in your zip code and select "go".  On the next page select "Child Care" as the course category.

Background

A full-time Health Supervisor is required at organized camps when campers are present. From California Code of Regulations Title 17, Subchapter 6, Article 1 General Section 30700 Definitions:

“Health Supervisor” means a person who is either:

  • A physician
  • A registered nurse
  • A licensed vocational nurse who is licensed pursuant to Division 2 of the Business and Professions Code
  • A person who is trained in accordance with section 1596.866 of the Health and Safety Code.

Designed to comply with section 1596.866 of the Code, the Red Cross California Child Care Preventative Health & Safety Course meets the requirements for "Health Supervisor" as listed above. The course must have at least 15 hours of health and safety training and include the following components:

  • Pediatric first aid
  • Pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
  • A preventative health practices course or courses that include instruction in the recognition, management, and prevention of infectious diseases, including immunizations and prevention of childhood injuries.

Additional Information

The California Child Care Preventative Health & Safety Course is made up of two modules, totaling fifteen hours of training.

Module I, Preventative Health and Safety, is taught over seven hours and includes preventative health practices, including food preparation and sanitation practices that reduce the spread of infectious diseases. Individuals who successfully complete this module will receive an Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) sticker on their certificate.  The Preventative Health & Safety certification does not expire.

Module II, Community CPR (Adult, Child and Infant CPR) and Pediatric First Aid, is taught over eight hours and covers how to respond to breathing and cardiac emergencies, pediatric first aid and injury prevention. The CPR certificate expires after one year, and the Pediatric First Aid certificate expires after 2 years.