Camp is just around the corner, and you’ve still got to pack! You might be a pro at packing for camp, but there are always a few things you might forget. That's why The Clorox Company is partnering with the ACA to bring you a simple list of great suggestions for what counselors and staff should make sure is on their packing list this summer. Take a look – it just might save you from leaving something really important off your list!
Learn the skills you need to succeed. Camping Magazine is your primary source for the most recent trends in the camp industry, the latest research in the field of youth development, critical management tools, and innovative programming ideas. The July/August 2010 issue features articles that address programming, history, 20/20 Toolbox, and more.
Children and youth need a community that: encourages achievement and builds self-esteem; promotes healthy lifestyles, fitness, and activity; teaches in a classroom without walls; instills appreciation, respect, and responsibility for the natural world around them; and inspires the confidence and courage to become the leaders of tomorrow.
ACA's Because of Camp…™ outdoor advertising campaign officially launched in early January. Since that time, orders have been arriving daily for billboards, posters, and transit shelters. Several orders have been placed already, and are being shipped to vendors nationwide. Visit ACA's Say It Big Web page to view a map of advertising placements as they are confirmed.
Preserving the rich history of the camp experience is essential for the future. The American Camp Association (ACA) is proud to celebrate our 100th Anniversary in 2010 and the 150th Anniversary of Organized Camping in 2011, and to honor our past with this Web-based tribute.
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SARS
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
is a disease that is spreading throughout
the world, though there are particular
hot spots. The information on this disease
is changing weekly, if not daily.
Directors are advised to maintain regular
contact with the Centers
for Disease Control Web site. The home
page of this site provides numerous links
concerning SARS, including frequently asked
questions.
Will this affect camps this summer? It
could. You ought to consider:
International staff traveling directly
to camp from and through other countries
International campers traveling directly
to camp from and through other countries
American campers or staff traveling
directly to camp from and through other
countries
ACA's contact with the Association of
Camp Nurses and the international placement
agencies has gleaned the following considerations
and recommendations:
Augment your health screening process
by asking everyone for a travel history
outside the US during the past month.
Be particularly vigilant regarding countries
identified as "hot zones" by
the CDC.
There are very few international placement
organizations recruiting in those countries
but care should be taken. Along with
ACA the agencies are carefully watching
the alerts, monitoring CDC Web site and
establishing policies for orientation.
If additional information or concern
is merited, they will work with ACA to
notify you.
Be in contact with campers or staff
coming from countries designated as "hot
zones" on the CDC or World
Health Organization to express your
concern and encourage their cooperation
with health officials in their country
by identifying any contact with persons
known to have contracted SARS. Note that
at this time (June 2003) neither the
CDC nor the WHO recommend quarantine
of persons arriving from areas with SARS.
The airlines may issue cards to passengers
with information about symptoms of SARS
and what to do if those symptoms occur
in ten days after arrival in the US.
Some airlines traveling through countries
where there is risk will ask passengers
to wear masks while on the plane and/or
during a transfer. Upon arrival in the
US, international passengers with passports
indicating they are from or have visited
the countries with travel alerts or advisories
are being sent through a special health
screening before proceeding through customs.
Provide your health care staff with
the case definition of SARS (it is on
the CDC Web site). Make it protocol to
check an individual's temperature if
he or she identifies any of the symptoms
of SARS.
Make contact with your State Health
Department and follow the recommendations
of the Epidemiologist.
Additional information will be posted
on ACA's Web site as it becomes available.
Camp is just around the corner, and you’ve still got to pack! You might be a pro at packing for camp, but there are always a few things you might forget. That's why The Clorox Company is partnering with the ACA to bring you a simple list of great suggestions for what counselors and staff should make sure is on their packing list this summer. Take a look – it just might save you from leaving something really important off your list!
Learn the skills you need to succeed. Camping Magazine is your primary source for the most recent trends in the camp industry, the latest research in the field of youth development, critical management tools, and innovative programming ideas. The July/August 2010 issue features articles that address programming, history, 20/20 Toolbox, and more.
Children and youth need a community that: encourages achievement and builds self-esteem; promotes healthy lifestyles, fitness, and activity; teaches in a classroom without walls; instills appreciation, respect, and responsibility for the natural world around them; and inspires the confidence and courage to become the leaders of tomorrow.
ACA's Because of Camp…™ outdoor advertising campaign officially launched in early January. Since that time, orders have been arriving daily for billboards, posters, and transit shelters. Several orders have been placed already, and are being shipped to vendors nationwide. Visit ACA's Say It Big Web page to view a map of advertising placements as they are confirmed.
Preserving the rich history of the camp experience is essential for the future. The American Camp Association (ACA) is proud to celebrate our 100th Anniversary in 2010 and the 150th Anniversary of Organized Camping in 2011, and to honor our past with this Web-based tribute.
