https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/business-interruption-risks

Camp 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

  The 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

In 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

By 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

In 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

THE 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...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/emergency-preparedness

Contributed by Rhonda Mickelson and Susan E. Yoder. Severe weather used to have a season. Now, severe weather can happen at virtually any time of the year. Camps need to be prepared....

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/whos-charge

 A reality of today’s society is that many campers have parents who are separated, divorced or otherwise in a relationship that creates uncertainty for the camp regarding who is in...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/voluntary-disclosure-statements-emerging-issues-laws

EMERGING ISSUES AND LAWS Child protection is a top priority for the American Camp Association (ACA). Therefore, it is a mandatory ACA Accreditation standard for camp staff to complete a voluntary...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/sports-recreation-related-concussions

Sports and recreational (SR) activities help to foster important social and team-building skills, while also improving health and quality of life. Unfortunately, participation in SR activity comes...