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https://www.acacamps.org/blog/sponsored/key-medical-evaluation-asking-right-questions-get-right-answers

The Key to Medical Evaluation: Asking the Right Questions to Get the Right Answers

“How long has your stomach been hurting? You’re feeling dizzy in the heat — how much water did you drink today? Is that rash itchy or painful? Can you walk on that ankle?” Innocuous questions can...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/making-outdoor-wilderness-experiences-more-inclusive

Making Outdoor Wilderness Experiences More Inclusive

An interview with nonprofit Brooklyn to Alaska.

https://www.acacamps.org/events-education/event/aca-southern-california-hawaii-spring-leadership-conference

ACA, Southern California/Hawaii Spring Leadership Conference

Featuring a special appearance by Bob Ditter. Bob will join us for a keynote presentation about how camps can leverage their unique ability to develop character with their participants and staff...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/protecting-campers-carbon-monoxide-poisoning

Protecting Campers from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

This year’s summer camp season is over, and you’ve brought joy to hundreds or thousands of children and an incredible experience to staff members. Congratulations! Now it’s time to start thinking...

https://www.acacamps.org/about/partnerships/kindred-groups/faith-based-camps-professionals

Faith-based Camps Professionals

Nurturing spiritual growth through the camp and retreat experience.

https://www.acacamps.org/ohio/leaders

ACA, Ohio Local Council of Leaders

LCOL Chair David Faulstich ​Volunteer Development Chair Marci Hasty YMCA of Central Ohio North YMCA Professional Development Co-Chair...

https://www.acacamps.org/research/continuous-improvement/camp-program-quality

Camp Program Quality

Program quality refers to the ways camp staff practices, activities, and program climate foster youth development consistently over time.

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/innovation-work-2024-eleanor-p-eells-award-winners

Innovation at Work:​​​​​​​ 2024 Eleanor P. Eells Award Winners

Each year, ACA’s Eleanor P. Eells Award for Program Excellence honors camps that embody the spirit of the award’s namesake through their efforts to provide exceptional programming that effectively...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/reimagining-faith-based-family-camp-model-family-togetherness

Reimagining Faith-Based Family Camp: A Model for Family Togetherness

The Blue Ridge mountains of Virginia were settled by strong and resilient families. In Nelson County many families were in these mountains long before a local government was established in 1807....

https://www.acacamps.org/research/special-projects/campwell

CampWell

CampWell is a six-hour skills-based, in-person, multitiered, training course that guides participants to identify, understand, cultivate, and create a community of well-being.