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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/healthy-camp-study-update-ten-promising-practices-healthy-camp
Healthy Camp Study Update: Ten Promising Practices of a Healthy CampSince the outbreak of H1N1 during the summer of 2009, camps have been diligently updating their health and safety protocols and practices for the management of communicable diseases. By accessing and...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/board-camp
On Board with CampCamp boards — what should they do? How do we train members of a camp board? And how do we recruit good board members? To find the answers, we must first start with governance. Many camps have some...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/tips-about-first-aid-provided-camp-staff
Tips about First Aid Provided by Camp StaffThere are times when general camp staff respond to injury-illness events. These staff are not the camp's officially designated healthcare providers, but rather the staff who, by happenstance, are...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/risk-management-orient-health-center-staff
Risk Management: Orient Health Center StaffEveryone knows that camp staff need orientation to effectively do their job. Why, then, do health center staff often report that they don’t get any? The team hired for your health center certainly...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/resources-help-children-cope-crisis
Resources to Help Children Cope with CrisisDowload a July 2011 update of this information. As crisis events play out...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/health-forms-records-campers-staff
Health Forms & Records for Campers & StaffACA has many resources available to help in the operation of your camp, including sample forms, policies, and procedures.
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/give-gift-camp
Give the Gift of CampEach holiday season, parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles are faced with the hard decision of what gifts to give children. This year, as part of your holiday gift list, consider the ...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/camps-speak-international-language
Camps Speak an International LanguageThere’s a passionate debate going on — whether men and women should share child-rearing responsibilities — even if it means the father sometimes stays at home. Native American, Nigerian, Kyrgyz,...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/school-camp-partnership-working-together-brighter-future-our-students
The School-Camp Partnership: Working Together for a Brighter Future for Our StudentsLet’s face it; our collective national education system has some issues. Some might even say it needs a complete overhaul. Teachers are often overextended and under-funded, and the resources...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/summer-camp-should-be-mandatory-child-it-changes-lives
Summer Camp Should Be Mandatory for a Child: It Changes LivesCall it an emotional report card. It was one of those moments that give you a reality check on how your kid really feels about you deep down. I had just rounded the bend that led to her cabin...