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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/press-room/how-to-choose-camp
Press: How to Choose a CampSafety Tips Preparing For Camp Homesickness Camp is not just recreation and fun. It is more than teaching...
https://www.acacamps.org/parents-families/why-accredited-camps/how-choose-camp-safety-tips
How to Choose a Camp: Safety TipsAccreditation ACA Accreditation assures parents that the camp has had a regular, independent safety audit that goes beyond regulations in most states. Accreditation is different than...
https://www.acacamps.org/press-room/how-to-choose-camp/preparing-for-camp
How to Choose a Camp: Preparing For CampCamp Is For Everyone Today, there are camps to meet every interest, price range, and schedule. Knowing your options, as well as your child's personality, will help you identify programs from which...
https://www.acacamps.org/press-room/how-to-choose-camp/homesickness
How to Choose a Camp: HomesicknessHow to Prevent Helping with Homesickness What is it? Homesickness is, above all, a normal feeling. It is the natural result of separating from home and loved...
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...