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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/improving-quality-life-campers-severe-food-allergy

Improving Quality of Life for Campers With Severe Food Allergy

When was the last time you gave a second thought to going out to dinner? Attending a gathering of friends? Sending your children to school? Participating in a leisure activity? These are daily events...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/allergies-galore-managing-allergies-more-call-911

Allergies Galore! Managing Allergies Is More Than a Call to 911

In the summer of 2001, Congressional Camp found itself hip deep in allergies. Of the 490 campers on our campus, 222 had identified allergies. This fact left us limp and sweaty with concern . . . and...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/peanut-allergy-frightening-facts-emerging-treatments-ultimate-avoidance

Peanut Allergy: Frightening Facts, Emerging Treatments, Ultimate Avoidance

Peanut allergy has historically been the most fatal food allergy, comprising 50 to 62 percent of all food allergy deaths annually (Food Allergies Atlanta, 2022). It is also the leading food allergy...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/egg-allergy-revealing-facts-unraveling-hidden-sources

Egg Allergy: Revealing Facts and Unraveling Hidden Sources

Does your camp host children six and under or family camps with small children? If so, be on alert for egg allergies, which occur most in infants and young children. Learn here about this condition,...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/allergies-camp-whats-camp-director-do

Allergies at Camp — What's a Camp Director to Do?

According to a study released in 2013 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, food allergies among children increased approximately 50 percent between 1997 and 20111. And, many of these...

https://www.acacamps.org/blog/how-prepare-food-allergies-camp

How to Prepare for Food Allergies at Camp

In honor of Food Allergy Awareness Week (May 14–20, 2017), Margaret Redmond, MD, discusses how to be lower the chances of food allergy reactions at camp and what to do in case of allergen...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/sesame-fastest-growing-allergy-threat

Sesame: The Fastest Growing Allergy Threat

Fifteen-year-old Natasha Ednan-Laperouse and her father were flying from London to France on a British Airways jet in July of 2016. Natasha was eating a baguette purchased before boarding from the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/2020-food-allergy-alert-fda-temporarily-decreases-food-labeling-requirements-during-pandemic

2020 Food Allergy Alert: FDA Temporarily Decreases Food Labeling Requirements During Pandemic

In March 2020, the coronavirus pandemic was declared a US national emergency, demanding new state regulations throughout the country, an array of CDC and WHO cautions and guidelines, and procedural...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/online-course/new-director-orientation-ndo-online-course-asynchronous

New Director Orientation (NDO) Online Course - Asynchronous

ACA’ New Director Orientation (NDO) is designed to give you a solid foundation in the competencies and responsibilities necessary to your work as a camp director.  The course has been arranged...

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/online-course/camp-middle-manager-package-20

Camp Middle Manager Package (2.0)

Improving the quality of your camp programs and activities requires attention to your own continuing education and professional development.  Yet many middle managers and camp program directors...