https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/because-i-worked-camp

Now that the summer has come to a close, camp directors are inevitably thinking about the staff they want to invite back next season. If we as directors have created a strong camp community, one that...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/emerging-issues-immunizations-measles-other-communicable-diseases

ACA has partnered with medical and health professionals to provide the most up-to-date information available. This article will focus on three areas: immunizations, measles, and other communicable...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/building-healthy-camp-strategies-worked

A Healthy Camp Community Three years ago, the camp community placed a capstone on a significant accomplishment by completing the largest, most comprehensive study of camp-related injuries and...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/visas-international-staff-campers

Annually, 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/fair-labor-standards-act-applicability-camps

The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in Federal,...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/crisis-communications-handbook-templates-sample-forms-letters

Take control of a crisis at your camp with a proven communications system. Take Control: Be prepared for nearly any camp crisis with a strong, comprehensive communications system that...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/mrsa-infections

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA). Top Four Tips for Camps

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/communicable-diseases-infestations-tips-camps

Every 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/healthy-camps-quest-continues-through-technology-professional-development

Strong interest in promoting the concept of a healthy camp continues. Supported by data from ACA’s five-year Healthy Camps Study from 2006 through 2010, improved understanding about camp injuries and...

https://www.acacamps.org/resources/selecting-camp-healthcare-technologies

Considerations in the selection of camp healthcare technologies.