Strategies for a healthy camp: Are you prepared?(RISK MANAGEMENT)

[...]a growing number of camps are implementing a pre-enrollment agreement that has parents acknowledge aspects of the camp experience and, by (electronically) signing the statement, indicate that they accept the parameters. [...]stating the things a child must be able to do to participate in the ca...

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Published in:The Camping magazine 2017-03, Vol.90 (2), p.8
Main Author: Erceg, Linda Ebner
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Camps
Camps (Recreation)
Children & youth
Communicable Diseases
Company business management
Computers
Developmental Stages
Disease control
First aid
Health aspects
Illnesses
Individual Needs
Injuries
Interpersonal Relationship
Management
Mental health
Nurses
Parents
Parents & parenting
Printed Materials
Safety and security measures
Skills
Social aspects
Social networks
Teenagers
Trends
Youth
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Summary:[...]a growing number of camps are implementing a pre-enrollment agreement that has parents acknowledge aspects of the camp experience and, by (electronically) signing the statement, indicate that they accept the parameters. [...]stating the things a child must be able to do to participate in the camp experience, acknowledging that withholding requested information means the camp cannot be responsible for that information, and using the acknowledgement to highlight potential problem areas (e.g., "If your child's allergy is so sensitive that he or she cannot be around others who may be using or eating that item, our program may not be a good fit for your child"). What has changed is the growing number of camps that preemptively e-mail parents about health concerns, especially outbreaks such as impetigo, head lice, and communicable diseases. The data often indicate potential "hot spots" for injury and illness trends that can inform your camp's communicable disease control practices, opening day screening process, and, perhaps, protocols for your nurse/physician. [...]camps are inserting these into their employee materials with language such as, "capable of effective and sustained mental, emotional, and social interaction with others in the camp's fast-paced, youth-centered, community living environment." Additional Resources Injury-Illness Oversight: * An Ounce of Prevention: Collecting and Using Injury-Illness Data for Program Improvement (online course): available at ACAcamps.org/ staff-professionals/events-professional-development/online-course/ ounce-prevention-collecting-using-camp-injury-illness-data * Spreadsheet to capture information about your camp's illness and injury trends: send an e-mail request to Linda Erceg at erceg@campnurse.org In ACA's Healthy Camps Toolbox (ACAcamps.org/resource-library/research/ healthy-camp-toolbox): * A Healthy Camp...
ISSN:0740-4131