https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/aeds-setting-future-course-camps
AEDs — Setting a Future Course for CampsLooking Back The May 2001 issue of The CampLine first addressed the issue of the need for Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) in camps. At that time there were a number of unresolved issues. Now...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/hipaa-privacy-rule-compliance-now-required
HIPAA Privacy Rule Compliance Is Now RequiredWhat are the implications for your camp? HIPAA is the acronym for the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. This law, passed by Congress in 1996, helps to protect individuals’ rights...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/colorado-law-lets-parents-waive-minors-right-sue
Colorado Law Lets Parents Waive Minor's Right to SueColorado Senate Bill 253 was signed into law by the Governor on May 14. The new legislation expedites the legal process by making it legal for parents to release their minor’s rights to sue for...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/routine-crisis-readiness-check
Routine Crisis Readiness Check-upRisk management is one of those areas where we never really “arrive” and have it all together. We learn new things. We hear of challenges faced by other camps. We experience a tragedy such as 9/11...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/aca-standards-crisis-planning
ACA Standards and Crisis PlanningACA accreditation standards have always provided guidance in identifying steps critical to crisis planning. The events of 9/11 may have generated new concerns that need to be added to camps’ plans...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/staying-camp-out-courthouse
Staying in Camp and Out of the CourthouseThe primary purpose of a risk management plan is not the avoidance of legal liability. Its purpose is the maintenance of a quality program; that is, one which deals reasonably and fairly with its...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/research-reveals-outdoor-industrys-safety-practices-concerns
Research Reveals Outdoor Industry's Safety Practices and ConcernsAccording to the results of a recent survey of outdoor adventure program directors and risk managers, more outdoor education and adventure-based recreation programs are concerned about transportation...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/bats-camp
Bats at CampMost camps view bats in their environment as beneficial — eating large numbers of mosquitos and often providing important lessons for campers on relationships in the natural world. However, within...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/ethics-twenty-first-century
Ethics for the Twenty-First CenturyA counselor asked for a private meeting with the camp director. She placed a plastic bag on the table and told the director that it fell out of a camper’s backpack. The bag contained photographs of...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/if-only-they-had-known-seven-timely-reminders-staff-training
If Only They Had Known . . . Seven Timely Reminders for Staff TrainingStandards numbers updated to match 2012 standards Last-minute registrations and staff agreements are coming in. Food and T-shirts have been ordered. Staff manual revisions are nearly...