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ACA Recruiting Additional Camps for Year
Two of the Healthy Camp Study of Injuries
and Illnesses
ACA is currently preparing for year two of the Healthy Camp Study. The
purpose of this five-year study is to monitor illness and injury among campers
and staff at U.S. summer camps so that preventive interventions can be identified
and integrated into camp risk management programs.
There is still time to join the Healthy
Camp Study!
Learn more about the Healthy
Camp Study and sign up at www.ACAcamps.org/research.
Appreciation is expressed to Markel Insurance
Company for their generous support of this
project.
Markel
Insurance Company
888-597-1100
www.campinsurance.com
E-mail: eservice@markelcorp.com
Questions about the study can be directed
to Barry Garst at bgarst@ACAcamps.org or
Sheila Dannemiller at sdannemiller@ACAcamps.org
* Complete results of year-one data are
posted on the ACA Web site at www.ACAcamps.org/research.
This study is made possible
thanks to the generosity of Markel Insurance
Company. Partners in this study include
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
(OSU) and Columbus Children’s Research
Institute (CCRI), the American Camp Association
(ACA), Association of Camp Nurses, Christian
Camp and Conference Association, and the
National Recreation and Park Association.
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ACA Explores the Role of Spirituality
in Youth Development
ACA is currently involved in a collaboration
with Search Institute and the National
Collaboration for Youth to explore
the role of spirituality in youth development.
An initial survey is being conducted to
examine whether (and how) youth workers
in different settings might learn from,
and with, each other about how to prepare
staff to work effectively with young people. The
survey will be distributed to
ACA members on March 7, 2007, and will
remain open until April 2. Camps,
both religiously-affiliated and nonreligiously-affiliated, are encouraged
to participate.
Results from the survey will be combined
with other information to highlight the
opportunities and challenges in building
bridges between youth workers in local
youth organizations and faith-based youth
workers. This project is supported by Lilly
Endowment Inc.
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Question—What Makes Teens Tick?
Answer—Well . . . a lot of things.
For instance, did you know that:
- more
than half of teens (54%) report obtaining
income from working. Teens are a consumer
class onto themselves and are looking
for employment opportunities
- teen
girls report at a rate of 91% that flip-flops
are definitely “the thing”… from
walking on the beach in them to completing
party attire. What type of footwear policy
do you have at camp?
- teens are
shying away from magazines, newspapers,
and landlines as they become more and
more wired. They crave information and
interaction from other means of electronic
input. Teens spend on average 10 hours
a week watching TV and 5 hours talking
on their cell phone.
- as
teens spend more time "talking" to
their friends online, they may not be
getting the face to face time to hone
their social skills. The majority of
teens (71%) say they make friends easily
but of this number, 60% of them would
rather spend time with a small group
of friends.
While we may
not be able to keep up with their lighting
fast texting thumbs or understand the
lyrics to the music they listen to, for
many of us teens are a critical component
of our camp program. From teen programming
to entry-level employment opportunities,
we find ourselves marketing to this important
segment of the population.
Do you want
to know more about teens' spending behaviors,
likes and dislikes, and generally what
makes them tick? ACA is pleased to announce
a new relationship with Teen Research
Unlimited (TRU), a leading provider of
teen data. TRU surveys teens from across
the US and even employs teens from major
US cities to help them determine “what’s
hot” and “what’s not.” ACA
camps will receive a sneak peek at TRU’s
teen market research in a biweekly newsletter
entitled TRU View.
TRU View will be available
to ACA member camps beginning in April
2007 on ACA's Web page. |
