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https://www.acacamps.org/resources/pool-spa-safety-federal-laws-applicable-camps
Pool and Spa Safety - Federal Laws Applicable to CampsVirginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act (VGB) promotes the safe use of pools, spas and hot tubs. The act imposes mandatory federal...
https://www.acacamps.org/link/american-red-cross
American Red Crosshttps://www.acacamps.org/blog/future-camp-research
The Future of Camp ResearchIn this blog, Jessie Dickerson describes how camp researchers and camp professionals came together at the 2019 ACA National Conference to envision a future for camp research.
https://www.acacamps.org/link/environmental-working-group-guide-sunscreen
Environmental Working Group - Guide to Sunscreenhttps://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/lessons-learned-another-year-aca-camp-crisis-hotline-2018
Lessons Learned from Another Year of the ACA Camp Crisis Hotline - 2018The ACA Hotline is a year-round, twenty-four-hour-a-day service provided to any ACA camp or member who needs help in a crisis. Each year, ACA analyzes the hotline issues and provides case studies and...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/what-you-dont-know-cant-help-you-value-asking-your-staff
What You Don’t Know Can’t Help You: The Value of Asking Your StaffStaff feedback is vital to running a successful summer camp. Your staff are the only ones with the answers to these questions, so if you want to know the answers . . . ask them.
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/online-course/aquatic-safety-trainings-package-redwoods
Aquatic Safety Trainings Package – From RedwoodsDrowning and spinal injuries at swimming pools and aquatic areas are some of the most traumatic and costly events any program can face. The trauma is not restricted to the child who is injured or...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/covid-19-decision-making-amid-uncertainty
COVID-19: Decision-Making Amid UncertaintyIt’s a pandemic. No one knows enough. They say it may last 12–18 months. Maybe longer. Information changes day-to-day. Sometimes more frequently. There’s a pediatric complication that wasn’t...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/campcounts-2021-report
CampCounts 2021 ReportCampCounts 2021 is the latest iteration of ACA’s annual business and industry research survey, which aims to support camp professionals in their operational decision-making and to support ACA’s...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/health-screening-has-evolved-does-your-practice-reflect
Health Screening Has Evolved: Does Your Practice Reflect That?Health screening, a practice typical to most camps' opening day process, has undergone an evolution. Granted, some changes were kick-started by our COVID-19 experience but, like...