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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/kids-healthy-lifestyles-how-camps-can-help
Kids and Healthy Lifestyles: How Camps Can HelpChild Obesity: A National Public Health Problem As the child obesity epidemic rears its overweight head across the nation, affecting one in five children, camps can play a vital role in the rescue...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/health-begins-youth-get-your-kids-moving-now
Health Begins with Youth: Get Your Kids Moving NowMaybe it starts with Thanksgiving — the turkey, the stuffing, mashed potatoes swimming in gravy, Aunt Gertie's Jell-O® Surprise, and pumpkin pie buried in whipped cream. Then the holiday steam train...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/parents/camp-encourages-kids-explore-healthy-behaviors
Camp Encourages Kids to Explore Healthy BehaviorsIf you went to camp, you probably didn't serve yourself lunch from a salad bar. Times have changed! Now the majority of camps offer salad bars—just one sign that camps' menus are reflecting all our...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/kinder-gentler-softer-water
Kinder, Gentler, Softer Water“Hey Culligan Man!”® For years growing up, the brassy, obnoxious holler would sound over radio and TV at least once a day. Growing up in suburban Pittsburgh, PA, we were bombarded daily with ads from...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/evaluating-teens-leading-connecting-structured-camp-curriculum
Evaluating the Teens Leading and Connecting Structured Camp CurriculumIn 2008, over 20 camp researchers gathered for the American Camp Association (ACA) Research Collaborations Summit where they identified areas of future research, which included this question: How do...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/instructor-update-course
Instructor Update CourseThis course serves as a review of standards revisions and changes for currently certified instructors and associate instructors. Curriculum links contains the notes view of the PowerPoint slide deck...
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American Income Lifehttps://www.acacamps.org/link/centers-disease-control-cdc
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Health and Human Serviceshttps://www.acacamps.org/link/world-health-organization
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