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https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/electronic-medical-records-camp-setting-hipaa-considerations
Electronic Medical Records in the Camp Setting: HIPAA ConsiderationsOne of the pervasive considerations with electronic medical records (EMR) is protecting the privacy of the individual. People seem to get very nervous about security issues with electronic records,...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/visas-international-staff-campers
Visas for International Staff and CampersAnnually, nearly 30,000 international students provide cultural exchange as staff at camps in the United States. International campers also provide an important aspect of cultural exchange as...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/mrsa-infections
MRSA InfectionsMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA). Top Four Tips for Camps
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/criminal-background-checks-issues-resources-camps
Criminal Background Checks - Issues and Resources for CampsACA believes that camps should utilize multifaceted screening and hiring programs and support practices appropriate to the clientele, staffing, supervision, and program consideration of each camp.
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/communicable-diseases-infestations-tips-camps
Communicable Diseases and Infestations - Tips for CampsEvery year, some of the most common calls received on the ACA Camp Crisis Hotline pertain to communicable diseases and insect infestations. The potential for the spread of communicable diseases...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/understanding-cultural-differences-tips-working-international-staff-campers
Understanding Cultural Differences: Tips for Working with International Staff and CampersAs the United States population becomes more diverse and camps employ more international staff, the issue of communicating and interacting effectively with people from other cultures becomes more...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/five-low-cost-tech-tools-further-your-mission
Five Low-Cost Tech Tools That Further Your MissionCamp operates as a business, when we all know it is more. In order to focus on what matters at camp, it is crucial that camp operations run without friction. That means adopting the best business...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/thank-you-helping-change-childrens-lives
Thank You for Helping to Change Children's LivesAs the holiday season approaches, we at the American Camp Association (ACA) realize we have many reasons to be grateful. In the camp world, there are so many people who make an impact, and we are...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/yes-only-means-yes-until-something-better-comes-along-making-camp-best-offer-gen-z-staff
Yes Only Means Yes Until Something Better Comes Along: Making Camp the Best Offer for Gen Z StaffStaff sign a contract, then inform you the week before camp begins that they won’t be coming after all. Or staff commit to working the entire season only to tell (not ask!) you they are leaving for...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/project-real-job-moving-forward-together
Project Real Job — Moving Forward TogetherIn the early ’80s, I graduated from high school and made a simple but life-changing decision. It was May and I hadn’t yet made plans for the summer. My mom encouraged me to call my former camp...