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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/strategies-managing-risks-food-contamination-communicable-disease-camp
Strategies for Managing the Risks of Food Contamination and Communicable Disease at CampIt is easy to become casual about food preparation and food safety. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website, each year one in six Americans, roughly 48 million...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/aquatic-safety-staff
Aquatic Safety for StaffIt's a bright, sunny, warm day and you and your friends have the next twenty-four hours off. Not far from camp, about an hour away, is a remote yet popular swimming area where you can hang out, swim...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/hantavirus-pulmonary-syndrome-hps
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
ScabiesEvery 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 - What All Camps Need to KnowTicks 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 and Pontiac FeverLegionnaires' 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 - Information for CampsMeasles is a highly contagious disease caused by a virus. Here some top tips for camps.
https://www.acacamps.org/press-room/camp-trends/family-camps
Camp Trends: Family CampsSummer camps for children, adults, families, and seniors operate under trained professionals and have volunteer or paid staff to work with their special client groups. Camps may be found in rural,...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/camp-bring-whole-family
Camp: Bring the Whole Family!When the kids come back from camp bouncing with stories of new friends, fun activities, and favorite memories — you might think, wouldn’t it be great if your entire family could have the bonding, fun...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/zika-virus-what-camps-need-know
Zika Virus - What Camps Need to KnowJuly 25, 2016 Update Concerns about Zika virus continue. To date, 426 reported cases of Zika virus in the 50 states have been attributed to returning international travelers or their sexual...