https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/aeds-what-are-they-do-they-belong-camp

What are AEDs? AED is the acronym used for an Automated External Defibrillator. This device is about the size of a standard laptop computer, and is used to help save lives of victims of cardiac...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/privacy-health-information-new-regs-who-needs-know-camp

Many of us remember the staff meeting before campers arrive when information, including information about health history, is shared. The scope of that sharing has been the subject of growing...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/avoiding-illegal-discrimination-hiring

  Editor's note: The following information is excerpted from Taking the High Road, A Guide to Effective and Legal Employment Practices for Nonprofits, published by the Nonprofit Risk...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/new-threat-mosquito-borne-illness

Date: Summer 1999 Location: East Coast Situation: Campers, bitten by mosquitoes, develop malaria How should camps respond? Here’s some background. There are 150-200 species of mosquitoes in the...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/risk-management-negligent-hiring-under-new-federal-law

Since October 9, 1998, when the Volunteers for Children Act, was signed into law by President Clinton as Public Law 105-251 and amended the National Child Protection Act of 1993, if a volunteer or...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/new-federal-bunk-bed-rules

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a mandatory federal safety standard for bunk beds. These rules are mandatory for manufacturers of bunk beds as of July 1, 2000. We are...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/do-camps-need-affirmative-action-policy

Affirmative action is a much discussed and debated subject. We hear political candidates talk about it. We read about it in newspapers and magazines. Occasionally, we learn that courts make rulings...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/managing-monitoring-administering-medications-camp

The phrase “medications at camp” brings to mind different scenes for different individuals. Camp nurses may remember a favorite camper clutching a Ziplock bag (the gallon size!) packed full...

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/pointers-dealing-complaints

As we observe what is happening in camps (and other youth programs) around the country, we see that parents or guardians seem far more ready to register complaints both with the camp and with ACA....

https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/obtaining-permission-take-use-photographs-commercial-purposes

As stated in the accompanying article "A Picture’s Worth....", obtaining permission to take and use photographs of campers and staff is an important step in risk management. While right of publicity...