Alliance for camp health
The Leading Authority in Camp Health
For over four decades, ACH has been invested in creating healthy camp communities. ACH is a national member-driven organization resourcing three distinct communities at the heart of camp health. We lead innovative efforts, generate relevant resources, and design evidence-based research oriented programs to improve the provision of care in all summer learning experiences.
ACH initiatives within the MESH(+) arena work in synchrony, building upon the mental, emotional, social health framework, with practical implications for creating a safe environment for individuals and communities. Initiatives include CampWell, and MyView Digital Empathy with Tickit Health. Explore the additional MESH resources ACH provides to support healthy camp communities.
Measles and Communicable Disease
Measles and communicable disease at camp. We have resources for how to plan for a healthy community this summer.
Ticks & Lyme Disease
Tick Prevention | Lyme Disease Learn about the Fight the Bite education and research initiative with the SJ Johnson company
Camp Medication Management FAQ
Medication Management for Camps, FAQ (May 2025, Tracey Gaslin, PhD, CPNP, FNP-BC, CRNI, RN-BC | Michael Ambrose, MD)
The Alliance for Camp Health (ACH) is proud to announce our “Fight the Bite” U.S. Tick Borne + Lyme Disease Initiative. With the generous support from SC Johnson, our initiative will extend the reach of Lyme Disease and tick prevention education for summer youth programs through research, educating for prevention of tick bites, and creating Tick Aware spaces.
Elevating Care Weekly Edition 48 |Identifying and Supporting Positive Childhood Experiences at Camp with Bob Ditter
This week on the Elevate & Relate podcast we sit down with longtime ACH friend and legend Bob Ditter to talk about Positive Childhood Experiences, or PCEs, and how positive camp experiences can build them. We walk you through the research that started it all, from the 1998 CDC and Kaiser Permanente study to the Johns Hopkins work on the seven PCEs that protect kids’ long-term health.
Elevating Care Weekly Edition 47 |The Emery Major Folk Parody About Ticks That, Well, Caught On
If you’ve spent any time outdoors this spring and have a sense of humor about it, you’ve probably already heard “Tick Season.” Singer-songwriter Emery Major took Noah Kahan’s aching folk hit “Stick Season” and turned it into something that’s equal parts funny and painfully relatable, swapping out heartbreak for the very specific dread of finding a tick on your body. We tracked him down to talk about the song, the response it got, and what it’s like to accidentally become the voice of everyone who’s ever done a sock-tuck.
Elevating Care Weekly Edition 46 | Bat Capes for Elevating Care: A Summer Utility Belt
This week we’re sharing a collection of practical resources to support you this summer, from communicable disease management and tick prevention to allergy protocols and mandated reporting. Elevating care is a team effort, and having the right tools close at hand is is helpful, like cargo shorts or a utility belt.
1994 – 2025 – Onward
The Time is Now
We must improve the provision of care for summer. Regardless of age, gender, or background, we believe every individual plays a role in offering care, being inclusive, and helping to create a space where all belong. We at ACH are committed to seeing this become a reality, one care team at a time.
Let me just take a minute to say thank you for all your work on behalf of camps during the past two years. It has felt nearly impossible to figure it all out at times and you and the team continue to be a guiding light.
Elevating Care Weekly is a newsletter from the Alliance for Camp Health that supports our community with research, science-backed evidence, and resources to build ecosystems of positive youth development. In each issue we’ll explore insights on mental health, leadership, connection, and clinical care designed for professionals whose everyday efforts build belonging.