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Camp Operations Guide Summer 2020

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Camp Operations Guide Summer 2020

The American Camp Association (ACA) and the YMCA of the USA (Y-USA) are engaged together to provide educational resources to both day and overnight camps, state and local health departments, and parents/guardians and campers. The educational resources are being developed by an independent expert panel being coordinated by Environmental Health & Engineering, Inc. (EH&E), a Boston-based consulting firm specializing in environmental health. This expert panel has convened specialists in pediatric medicine, camp medicine and nursing, epidemiology, infectious disease management, biological safety, industrial hygiene, organizational design, and other technical specialties. These educational resources will be shared with CDC and state and local health departments so that all parties can be informed. Information will be available on the ACA and Y-USA websites as it becomes available.

NOTE: All chapters will be labeled interim as we receive initial feedback on the content.

Field Guide for Camps on Implementation of CDC Guidance

Introduction

This field guide is designed to provide camp directors and staff with a practical guide and tool kit to implement specific recommendations provided by the CDC in relation to risk reduction at camps. The objective of this field guide is to provide educational materials for camp staff to reduce potential exposures to and spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) the virus that causes COVID-19. The recommendations provided here are designed to be implemented for various types of camps (e.g. adventure/touring; day, resident, backcountry, weekend) and geographic locations and pertain to camps in geographical locations under low and medium mitigation conditions, according to federal guidance. Any recommendations in this guide should also coincide with a given camp’s communicable disease plan.

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Individual Chapters

Field Guide Cover and Introduction

1.0 Communication

2.0 Field Guide Content and Resources

3.0 Health – Screening and Preventing COVID-19 Infections

• Guidance on Preventing Spread

4.0 Facilities Management

• Interim Guidance on Residential Camps
• Aquatic Facilities Operations

5.0 Food Service and Other Deliveries

• Canteen/Camp Store Operations

6.0 Cleaning and Disinfection

7.0 Activities

8.0 Campers and Staff

• Groups and Cohorting for Social Distancing – Concentric Circle of Infection Prevention Model
• Campers and Staff with Preexisting Medical Conditions

9.0 Transportation Considerations

• To or From Camp
• Camp Travel – Buses and Vans

10.0 Personal Protective Equipment Plan for Camp Staff

11.0 Supplies List

12.0 Appendices

• CDC Guidance for Camps COVID-19
• CDC Considerations for Youth and Summer Camps
• CDC Activities and Initiatives Supporting the COVID-19 Response

Please contact ACA if you have questions.

About ACA

The American Camp Association is a community of camp professionals who, for over 100 years, have joined together to share our knowledge and experience and to ensure the quality of camp programs. Because of our diverse 12,000 plus membership and our exceptional programs, children and adults have the opportunity to learn powerful lessons in community, character-building, skill development, and healthy living — lessons that can be learned nowhere else.

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