Latest Information
- Summer Camps Successfully Prevented and Mitigated COVID-19 Transmission, Says New CDC Study (August 26, 2020)
- CDC Study: Preventing and Mitigating SARS-CoV-2 Transmission — Four Overnight Camps in Maine (September 4, 2020)
- Culture of Compliance — Nonpharmaceutical Interventions Strategy Graphic
- COVID-19 Cases in Children Reach a Grim Milestone, Surpassing a Half-million: American Academy of Pediatrics (September 8, 2020)
Summer Camp Guidance
- Field Guide for Camps
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CDC Camp Guidance Update (June 10, 2020)
- AAP Guidance on Summer Camps (June 12, 2020)
- CDC Suggestions for Youth and Summer Camps (June 25, 2020)
- 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
- A Healthy Camp Begins & Ends at Home
- Communicable Disease Management in the Camp Setting (This ACN practice commentary describes strategies that will help minimize the potential that communicable illnesses, such as COVID-19, will occur and describes general strategies to use when there is an outbreak.)
- Communicable Disease Plan - Template
- Screening Form for Opening Day - Example
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Guidance
- Get the Facts about Coronavirus
- Managing Asthma During COVID-19 (April 14, 2020)
- Direct Service Providers, Caregivers, Parents, and People with Developmental and Behavioral Disorders (May 27, 2020)
- People with Developmental and Behavioral Disorders (May 27, 2020)
- Group Homes for Individuals with Disabilities (May 30, 2020)
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CDC Camp Guidance Update (June 10, 2020)
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CDC Guidance for Camps COVID-19 (June 25, 2020)
- Direct Service Providers for People with Disabilities (June 28, 2020)
- Considerations for Events and Gatherings (July 7, 2020)
- Considerations for Public Pools, Hot Tubs, and Water Playgrounds During COVID-19 (July 15, 2020)
- SARS-CoV-2 Testing Strategy: Considerations for Non-Healthcare Workplaces (July 22, 2020)
- Preventing COVID-19 Spread in Communities, Work, and School (July 24, 2020)
- Playing Youth Sports (August 7, 2020)
- School Settings Before and During a COVID-19 Outbreak (August 21, 2020)
- Administrators in Parks and Recreational Facilities (August 24, 2020)
- Businesses and Workplaces During the COVID-19 Pandemic (September 2, 2020)
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 Metircs (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.