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ACA Camp Crisis Hotline - Annual Review 2011
October 1, 2011
Case Studies and Lessons Learned from Another Year with the Hotline Since 1985, the ACA Camp Crisis Hotline has helped thousands of camps in times of crisis. The Hotline serves as...
Prepare Now: Resources for Current Hot Topics
February 1, 2012
Over the past several months, the American Camp Association (ACA) has been receiving questions focused around several “hot topics.” These topics include: the Americans with...
Releases and Related Issues: Revisited
February 1, 2012
Introduction Camp managers and camp families appear to understand the significance of an agreement in which the camp seeks protection from certain claims. These agreements are...
Electronic Medical Records in the Camp Setting: HIPAA Considerations
February 1, 2012
One of the pervasive considerations with electronic medical records (EMR) is protecting the privacy of the individual. People seem to get very nervous about security issues with...
Camp Employment Taxation - 2012
February 1, 2012
Employers in the United States, including camps, are required to pay Social Security, Medicare, and state and federal unemployment and income taxes on most employees. How these...
Food Allergy Resources
December 1, 2016
According to Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE), up to 15 million people in the United States are affected by food allergies, including one in thirteen children. Reactions...
She Thinks She's Pregnant — What Do We Do?
October 1, 2013
Updated June 2014 with a new resource on state minor consent laws . Introduction A camp has a duty to exercise reasonable care in its dealings with campers,1 including, within its...
ACA Camp Crisis Hotline — Annual Review 2013
October 1, 2013
Hotline Phone Number: 800-573-9019 “Hello. We have a young female camper who has been ill and just revealed to our nurse that two days before she came to camp she had an abortion...
Post-Camp Communication: When, What, and How Should We Connect with Parents?
May 1, 2013
Each year, millions of children apply to attend summer camp. Parents seek out educational and fun camp opportunities that will help their children grow in a variety of ways. In an...
HIPAA and Camps - Compliance Required?
May 1, 2013
Introduction HIPAA is the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act, first passed by the U.S. Congress in 1996 and administered and regulated by the federal Department...
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