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https://www.acacamps.org/blog/measles-update-2019-summer-camp-season

Measles Update for the 2019 Summer Camp Season

Learn more about measles, immunizations, and how to prepare for a potential measles outbreak at summer camp.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/campwire-episode-18-inclusion-camp

CampWire Episode #18 - Inclusion at Camp

Listen to this informative discussion about inclusion at camp. Niambi Jaha-Echols, Roberto Gil Jr., and Chad Nico Hiu give tips on how to introduce inclusion into camp culture and how to fuse it into...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/why-lgbtq-camp-programs-are-important

Why LGBTQ+ Camp Programs Are Important

LGBTQ+ leadership camps allow LGBTQ+ youth to be themselves and feel accepted and loved in a summer camp environment.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/whats-impact-gender-inclusive-cabins-campers-friendships

What's the Impact of Gender-Inclusive Cabins on Campers' Friendships?

That question was one that I and my collaborator Leila Bighash sought to help answer in our...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/handwashing-make-it-really-effective

Handwashing: Make It Really Effective

Handwashing remains one of our most effective protective behaviors against communicable disease. While handwashing doesn’t guarantee protection and safety, a person can certainly reduce risk of...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/superpowers-music-mental-health

Superpowers of Music for Mental Health

Making music can benefit our overall well-being and mental health.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/taking-steps-away-native-cultural-appropriation-interview-andrew-corley

Taking Steps Away from Native Cultural Appropriation: An Interview with Andrew Corley

In this interview, ACA speaks with Andrew Corley, CEO of the YMCA of the Seven Council Fires. In May 2022, YMCA of the Seven Council Fires adopted its new name (formerly Sioux YMCA) as part of their...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/does-your-camp-need-therapist

Does Your Camp Need a Therapist?

Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee partnered with a local therapy practice to provide on-site, drop-in counseling for their staff this summer.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/summer-2023-trends-issues-spotlight-anticipated-camper-staff-challenges

Summer 2023 Trends and Issues: Spotlight on Anticipated Camper and Staff Challenges

These are the findings from the 2023 Trends and Issues Pulse Survey taken this spring.

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/keep-good-learn-bad-moving-beyond-cultural-appropriation

Keep the Good, Learn from the Bad: Moving Beyond Cultural Appropriation

Ryan Bean and Paul Hillmer are the coauthors of Inappropriation: The Contested Legacy of Y-Indian Guides, which examines Native cultural appropriation in camp settings.