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https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/preparing-sudden-cardiac-arrest-remote-environments-strategies-successful-camp-aed-programs
Preparing for Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Remote Environments: Strategies for Successful Camp AED ProgramsLast summer, two Silver Springs, Maryland, YMCA employees saved the life of a camp member who experienced sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) by quickly using an automated external defibrillator (AED). This...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/contracting-your-camp-third-party-use-legal-practical-issues-use-agreements
Contracting Your Camp for Third Party Use: Legal and Practical Issues in Use AgreementsMany camps allow the use of their facilities by outside parties ("user group"1) — that is, groups and individuals other than customary and traditional campers. These user groups and their events vary...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/managing-your-aquatic-program
Managing Your Aquatic ProgramManaging aquatics can be one of the most challenging jobs at camp. Creating and maintaining a fun environment is only part of the challenge. The real challenge is how to provide that fun safely....
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/how-will-sarbanes-oxley-affect-your-organization
How Will Sarbanes-Oxley Affect Your Organization?In response to corporate and accounting scandals, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the Act) was signed into law July 30, 2002. Enacted to restore public confidence and trust in America’s corporate...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/business-interruption-risks
Business Interruption RisksCamp directors don't spend enough time considering the risks of business interruption. Inadequate preparation increases the risk of financial loss and carries with it potentially catastrophic...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/staffing-issues-quality-camp-program
Staffing Issues for a Quality Camp ProgramThe Issue here are many areas of staffing important to the running of a quality camp program. Camps, for example, must be sensitive to the variety of state and federal laws that outline...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/reducing-risk-liability-dental-injuries-camps
Reducing Risk Liability for Dental Injuries at CampsIn a research study of the occurrence of dental trauma in children, it was determined that 25 percent of all school-aged children will experience a dental injury each year (Uji and Teramoto 1988)....
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/pesticide-risk-management
Pesticide Risk ManagementBy their nature as substances that in many cases are designed to kill pests, pesticides can pose risks to humans and to the environment. It is possible to reduce those risks in several ways. For...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/lessons-learned-another-year-aca-camp-crisis-hotline
Lessons Learned From Another Year With the ACA Camp Crisis HotlineIn June this year, ACA took a significant step to improve the crisis hotline service we provide to camp professionals. While the service has been offered for twenty years, for the first time, we were...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/federal-public-policy-updates
Federal Public Policy UpdatesTHE AMERICAN CAMP ASSOCIATION’S PUBLIC POLICY AGENDA FOR THE 114TH CONGRESS MAKES THE HIGHEST PRIORITY OF TWO SPECIFIC GOALS: While it has been challenging to make progress in previous...