https://www.acacamps.org/resources/hantavirus-pulmonary-syndrome-hps

Hantaviruses are a group of viruses that may be carried by some rodents. Some hantaviruses can cause a rare but deadly disease called hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. The disease is called HPS. ...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/scabies

Every year, the American Camp Association Camp Crisis Hotline receives calls from camps that have questions about scabies. Either they have detected scabies on a camper or staffer, or they are...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/ticks-what-all-camps-need-know

Ticks are small spiderlike arachnids that bite to fasten themselves onto the skin and feed on blood. Ticks live in the fur and feathers of many birds and animals. Tick bites occur most often during...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/legionnaires-disease-pontiac-fever

Legionnaires' disease is a serious, sometimes fatal form of pneumonia. Pontiac Fever is a less serious influenza-like infection. Together they are the two most common forms of legionellosis...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/measles-information-camps

Measles is a highly contagious disease caused by a virus. Here some top tips for camps.

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/un-breve-est%C3%ADo

Los padres tienen un papel fundamental a la hora de mantener a los adolescentes a salvo durante el verano Por Stephen Wallace, M.S. Ed. "Y el estío no dura casi nada", escribió William...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/adolescentes-saludables

ACA está dedicado a promover estilos de vida saludables entre los jóvenes. Junto con su iniciativa "Partnering With Parents" (Asociación con los padres), American Camp Association, a través de...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/conectarse-salir-perdiendo

La nueva cultura del sexo entre los adolescentes Por Stephen Wallace, M.S. Ed. Los episodios de sexo oral en grupo que sacudieron una escuela preparatoria adinerada en New England –combinados...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/el-gato-y-el-rat%C3%B3n

Confianza, sinceridad y los controles de drogas en los adolescentes Por Stephen Wallace, M.S. Ed. El llamamiento del presidente Bush para incrementar los fondos federales de los programas...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/m%C3%A1s-que-un-pueblo-consumo-de-alcohol-entre-los-menores-en-los-estados-unidos

Consumo de alcohol entre los menores en los Estados Unidos Por Stephen Wallace, M.S. Ed. Un informe del Concilio Nacional de Investigación y del Instituto de Medicina de las Academias...