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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/factors-exigent-fish-allergy-vigilance-proliferation-potency
Factors for Exigent Fish Allergy Vigilance: Proliferation and PotencySixth-grader Cameron Jean-Pierre was celebrating New Year’s Day of 2019 at his grandmother’s home in New York City. Cod was cooking on the stove, its smell wafting in the air when the 11-year-old...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/improving-belonging-camp-moving-forward-together
Improving Belonging at Camp — Moving Forward Together“Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance.” -- Brene Brown...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/advocacy-policymaking-through-understanding
Advocacy and Policymaking through UnderstandingAn Interview with Maulian Dana Bryant
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/embracing-jedi-strategy-vital-integration-organizational-success
Embracing JEDI Strategy: A Vital Integration for Organizational SuccessFor far too long, justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) efforts have been pushed to the sidelines, often treated as separate initiatives rather than an essential strategy embedded into the...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/does-summer-camp-have-perpetuate-junk-food-culture
Does Summer Camp Have to Perpetuate Junk Food Culture?"Junk food” is a term we often use to describe highly processed or ultra-processed food that likely has “many added ingredients such as sugar, salt, fat, and artificial colors or preservatives. '...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/livin-prayer-celebration-difference-camp
Livin’ On a Prayer: The Celebration of Difference in CampWe’ve made some amazing progress with regard to diversity in our camp populations — race, socioeconomic status, gender identity, nationality, physical ability, mental ability, and more. And while...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/courage-create-access-moving-beyond-conversation-action
The Courage to Create Access: Moving beyond Conversation and into ActionSustained engagement along the journey to making camp accessible for all will take courage.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/confronting-barriers-belonging-camp
Confronting Barriers to Belonging at CampProviding access to camp is only the start. An important part of an inclusive camp experience is creating a sense of belonging.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/cultural-bias-risk-management
Cultural Bias in Risk ManagementWhen bias is discussed in wilderness risk management, it is often explored from the perspective of decision-making. Heuristics are the processes by which we make decisions using mental shortcuts that...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/lets-play-nicely-eight-tips-creating-safe-spaces-camp
Let’s Play Nicely: Eight Tips for Creating Safe Spaces at CampFor generations, a camp director’s focus on safety meant protecting campers from physical harm. In today’s reality that is still a necessity though insufficient. Safe space at camp has now evolved...