From the Journal of the American Medical Association
Article: A Survey of Camp Leadership to Assess Immunization Requirements, Policies, and Practices in a National Cohort of Summer Camps
Publication Date: 01-11-2021
Thanks to ACN’s Dr. Barry Garst for his work on the issue of Immunizations at camps! Barry Garst, PhD is an ACN Board member, chair of the ACN Research Committee. He is an Associate Professor of youth development leadership at Clemson University and the former director of program development and research application with the American Camp Association. His applied research focuses on critical and emerging issues within out-of-school time settings such as summer camps.
Barry’s contributions are instrumental in all the work that ACN does. In this COVID-19 environment the work that Dr. Garst contributes to is significant to us as we evaluate, plan and implement our camp health services. Thanks Barry for all you do to create healthy spaces for kids!