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https://www.acacamps.org/resources/healthy-kids-outdoors-act
Healthy Kids Outdoors ActThe Issues Today’s youth are experiencing less free and unstructured outdoor playtime in nature than previous generations — devoting an average of just four to seven minutes a day in unstructured...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/community-parks-revitalization-act
Community Parks Revitalization ActOverview The Community Parks Revitalization Act will provide matching federal grants for much needed parks and recreation infrastructure. Specifically, the bill would authorize the Department of...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/pool-spa-safety-federal-laws-applicable-camps
Pool and Spa Safety - Federal Laws Applicable to CampsVirginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act The Virginia Graeme Baker Pool & Spa Safety Act (VGB) promotes the safe use of pools, spas and hot tubs. The act imposes mandatory federal...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/radon-contamination-regulations-applicable-camps
Radon Contamination - Regulations Applicable to CampsRadon is the number one cause of lung cancer among nonsmokers and an important national public health issue. If your camp has buildings, you should be familiar with the issues related to radon...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/mrsa-infections
MRSA InfectionsMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA). Top Four Tips for Camps
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/communicable-diseases-infestations-tips-camps
Communicable Diseases and Infestations - Tips for CampsEvery year, some of the most common calls received on the ACA Camp Crisis Hotline pertain to communicable diseases and insect infestations. The potential for the spread of communicable diseases...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/camp-staff
Camp StaffNo other job can as easily combine the satisfactions of working with people in an outdoor setting as the camp staff person. The impact of working as a member of a summer camp staff is seldom...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/keeping-it-going-nature-connection-year-round
Keeping It Going: The Nature Connection Year-RoundSo you did it! All your planning and intentionality in working to make connections to nature a cornerstone of your program are paying off. You watch happily as, in those glorious days of camp,...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/creating-craters-chasing-comets-three-days-science-fun
Creating Craters and Chasing Comets — Three Days of Science and FunNestled on the banks of the Guadalupe River, in the heart of the Texas Hill Country, is Mo-Ranch. A summer camp, conference center, and oasis of beauty. I imagine we could all describe our sites...
https://www.acacamps.org/blog/national-conference-takeaways-practitioners-researchers-everyone-between
National Conference Takeaways for Practitioners, Researchers, and Everyone in BetweenIn the latest Research 360 blog post, ACA Research Assistant Victoria Povilaitis shares highlights from several research sessions that were held at the ACA National Conference