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https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/us-secret-service-agents-guide-creating-safe-camps
A U.S. Secret Service Agent's Guide to Creating Safe CampsThis webinar is meant to provide participants with concepts to proactively develop and/or improve safety and security at their camps and outdoor venues. The presentation will include discussion...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/e-cigarettes-juuling-what-all-camps-need-know
E-Cigarettes and "Juuling" — What All Camps Need to KnowKnow and share the facts. Learn about e-cigarettes and "Juuling" and the threats they pose to youth and young adults
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/how-much-wood-could-woodchuck-chuck-would-you-know-how-decipher-tag-lumber
How Much Wood Could a Woodchuck Chuck? And Would You Know How to Decipher the Tag on the Lumber?A decade ago, the United States market voluntarily abandoned the long-standing wood preservative and treatment method where an arsenic and copper compound was forced into the fibers of the lumber....
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/our-commitment-camp-research-you-can-use
Our Commitment to Camp Research You Can UseCamp research is only as good as its use in summer camp. Learn how to use the five-year impact study early findings to improve your camp.
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/what-i-learned-about-camp-research-aca-national-conference
What I Learned about Camp Research at ACA National ConferenceCamp research trends include focus on acquiring equity, staff-camper interactions, and critical learning moments for campers.
https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/online-learning/recorded-webinar/fully-connected-how-radical-cell-phone-policy-can-improve-your-camp
Fully Connected: How a Radical Cell Phone Policy Can Improve Your Camp Culture and Cure FOMO"Because of Camp... I have a better relationship with my phone." Said no one ever. We love camp because of the relationships we build there. So, what would camp look like if the staff committed to...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/three-lessons-learned-year-2-acas-impact-study
Three Lessons Learned from Year 2 of ACA's Impact StudyIn the latest Research 360 blog, Laurie Browne, PhD, shares some things we’ve learned this year from the Impact Study, starting with a throwback to what we said we were learning in Year 1....
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/know-whats-below
Know What's BelowWhere public utilities meet the properties they serve, knowing what's buried before you disturb the ground is more than a good idea: It is the law and violations are subject to significant penalties...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/locating-working-effectively-supervising-physician-nurse-practitioner
Locating and Working Effectively with a Supervising Physician/Nurse PractitionerCamp professionals are well aware of the critical need to have a medical professional associated with the camp's health services. This professional typically provides direction when questions arise...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/program-quality-matters-youth-development
Program Quality Matters for Youth DevelopmentGreetings camp evaluators! Congratulations on making it to the end (or very nearly the end) of your summer season. I am so excited to present the following guest post for this week’s Research 360...