Movement of Care
Working Towards Healthier Camp Communities
Partner With Us
Join ACH as a Healthy Camp Partner and contribute to the work. Collaboration makes us stronger!
Interconnected Ecosystems
A first of its kind series of online events to examine the caring nature of “The Interconnected Ecosystem” we know as camp
Online Learning Center
Medication Management, Managing Camp Health Services, the Basics of Camp Nursing and more. Learn online at your own pace
The Alliance for Camp Health (ACH) is proud to announce our “Fight the Bite” U.S. Tick Borne + Lyme Disease Initiative. With the generous support of a $153k Grant from SC Johnson, our initiative will extend the reach of Lyme Disease and tick prevention through research, educating for prevention of tick bites, and creating TickWise spaces.
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Alliance for camp health
The Leading Voice in Camp Health
For over four decades, ACH has been invested in creating healthy camp communities. ACH is a national member-driven organization resourcing three distinct communities at the heart of camp health. We lead innovative efforts, generate relevant resources, and design evidence-based research oriented programs to improve the provision of care in all summer learning experiences.
ACH initiatives within the MESH (+) arena work in synchrony, building upon the mental, emotional, social health framework, with practical implications for creating a safe environment for individuals and communities. Initiatives include CampWell, and MyView Digital Empathy with Tickit Health. Explore the additional MESH resources ACH provides to support healthy camp communities.
Connection + Collaboration = Care
What does creating an experience of collective effervescence, a sociological concept coined by Émile Durkheim in 1912, look like for us as we prepare for the summer of 2024? How do we capture this unique moment of collaborating with youth to create experiences for...
ACH Book Club
The ACH CareTeam reads! Books broaden our horizons, introduce us to new ideas and are significant in keeping our work relevant. Join us for the ACH Book Club! Our plan is to start our book club meeting on March 18th (Monday evening) at 7pm ET and we will meet every...
Healthy People 2030 Champion
The Alliance for Camp Health is proud to be recognized by @HHSHealthGov as a Healthy People 2030 Champion! Vision: A society in which all people can achieve their full potential for health and well-being across the lifespan. Mission: To promote, strengthen, and...
Digital Empathy Screening | Tickit Health
To improve care in the summer enrichment setting by using Digital Empathy as a screening framework to promote wellbeing
Ticks & Lyme Disease
Tick Prevention | Lyme Disease Learn about the Fight the Bite education and research initiative with the SJ Johnson company
ACH Publications
Practice Guidelines, MESH Resource Guide, Pocket Guide, Scope and Standards of Camp Nursing Practice and more
Camp nursing practice
Standards of Practice and tools for camp nurses
Managing Camp Health
The framework and management of Camp Health Services
Behavioral Health Initiatives
Supporting mental, social and emotional health (MESH)
1994 – 2023 – Onward
The Time is Now
We must improve the provision of care for summer. Regardless of age, gender, or background, we believe every individual plays a role in offering care, being inclusive, and helping to create a space where all belong. We at ACH are committed to seeing this become a reality, one care team at a time.
Let me just take a minute to say thank you for all your work on behalf of camps during the past two years. It has felt nearly impossible to figure it all out at times and you and the team continue to be a guiding light.