Latest Information from ACA
- COVID-19 Testing Resources for Camps (Updated! June 8, 2021)
- Vaccination Clinic Toolkit for Camps from the Department of Health and Human Services (New! June 8, 2021)
- New ACA Survey Demonstrates Camps Can Operate Safely (March 2021)
- CDC Prioritization of Camp Staff for COVID-19 Vaccinations (March 2021)
- COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Toolkit for Essential Workers (Out-of-school-time workers) (January 2021)
- CampCounts 2020 Report (January, 2021)
- Research Study on the 2020 Summer CampCounts Survey (January, 2021)
- Summer Camps Successfully Prevented and Mitigated COVID-19 Transmission, Says New CDC Study (August, 2020)
- Culture of Compliance — Nonpharmaceutical Interventions Strategy Graphic
Research Regarding Safe Camp Operations
- Day Camp in the Time of COVID-19: What Went Right? (medRxiv, March 2021)
- Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection among children in summer schools applying stringent control measures in Barcelona, Spain (Oxford University Press, March 2021)
- Outdoor Activity Participation Improves Adolescents’ Mental Health and Well-Being during the COVID-19 Pandemic (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, March 2021)
- New Study on the Symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in Youth and Staff Attending Day Camps (Pediatrics, February 2021)
- Suicide Ideation and Attempts in a Pediatric Emergency Department Before and During COVID-19 (Pediatrics, February 2021)
- New Study on COVID Transmission in NC Schools Shows No Reported Child-to-Adult Transmission (Journal of American Pediatrics, January 2021)
- New Study in WI Show K-12 Schools Can Have In-Person Learning with Limited In-School COVID-19 Spread (CDC, January 2021)
- Mental Health–Related Emergency Department Visits Among Children Aged <18 Years During the COVID-19 Pandemic (CDC, October 2020)
- CDC Study: Preventing and Mitigating SARS-CoV-2 Transmission — Four Overnight Camps in Maine (CDC, September 2020)
Summer Camp Guidance
- Field Guide for Camps
- CDC Guidance for Operating Youth and Summer Camps 2021 (New! April 2021)
- Field Guide Videos for Summer 2021 (January 19, 2021)
-
CDC Camp Guidance Update (June 10, 2020)
- AAP Guidance on Summer Camps (March, 2021)
- CDC Suggestions for Youth Programs and Camps: Readiness and Planning Tool (August 13, 2020)
- CDC Video: Stay Safe at Summer Camp (August 25, 2020)
Association of Camp Nursing
- Coronavirus COVID-19 Considerations for Camps
- A Healthy Camp Begins & Ends at Home
- Communicable Disease Plan – Template
- Screening Form for Opening Day – Example 1
- Screening Form for Opening Day – Example 2
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Guidance
-
Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People (New! April 2021)
- COVID-19 Vaccine Communication Toolkit for Essential Workers: Getting Started
- Get the Facts about Coronavirus
- Managing Asthma During COVID-19
- Direct Service Providers, Caregivers, Parents, and People with Developmental and Behavioral Disorders
- People with Developmental and Behavioral Disorders
- Group Homes for Individuals with Disabilities
- Direct Service Providers for People with Disabilities
- Considerations for Events and Gatherings
- Considerations for Public Pools, Hot Tubs, and Water Playgrounds During COVID-19
- SARS-CoV-2 Testing Strategy: Considerations for Non-Healthcare Workplaces
- Preventing COVID-19 Spread in Communities, Work, and School
- Playing Youth Sports
- School Settings Before and During a COVID-19 Outbreak
- Administrators in Parks and Recreational Facilities
- Businesses and Workplaces During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Additional Health Resources
- Contact Tracing (Johns Hopkins University)
- Handwashing: Make It Really Easy and Effective
- PPE & Test Kit Vendors for Camps
- Ways to Promote Children’s Resilience to the COVID-19 Pandemic
COVID-19 Dashboards/Trends
Here are several resources that Environmental Health & Engineering, Inc. (EH&E) recommends that camps employ to best understand the pandemic conditions on a national framework. There are many dashboards that are posting up data and EH&E currently feels confident in the data streaming from these three sources.
- COVID-19 Dashboards (NY Times)
- COVID-19 Trends for U.S. Counties (National Association of County Health Officials)
- State- and County-Level Metrics (Johns Hopkins University)
- Trending Charts for Countries (Johns Hopkins University)
Connect with Local Health Authorities
Chances are you have already reached out to local public resources, but building and maintaining a strong relationship with your local health department and emergency response managers is key to ensuring an appropriate community and camp response to any communicable disease threat.
Health officials are currently taking steps to prevent the introduction and spread of COVID-19 into US communities. Camps can play an important role in this effort. Continue to collaborate, share information, and review plans with local health officials to help protect your camp community. Establish regular communications with them to ensure that they are fully informed about your camp’s communicable disease management plans and procedures, so they can best support your program. Your plans should build on everyday communicable disease prevention practices that include strategies for before, during, and after a possible outbreak. Refer to ACN's Communicable Disease in the Camp Setting resources and Coronavirus Disease FAQs.