ACN to ACH: Our Organization is Embracing the Future
"Our organization is growing up. We're ready to contemporize. That is what I am excited about. The Alliance for Camp Health is a timely need. We have to embrace what is coming in our future, let alone what is happening today. Join me in celebrating the move for ACN to...
Recruiting a Camp Nurse: Tips
TIPS for Recruiting a Camp Nurse Fun, creative, outdoorsy, having pediatric and pre-hospital experience, not afraid of hard work, curious and organized. It's not always easy to find the perfect camp nurse! In our world today some creativity will go a long way to find...
COVID-19 Updates
COVID Vaccination Updates Check out a summary of COVID-19 vaccination updates. As you plan for camp and gather immunization information from campers and staff, it will be important to know what the current vaccine guidance is. Here is a summary! NPI's Summer...
ACN Staff
Tracey Gaslin, PhD, CRNI, CPNP, FNP-BC Executive Director A previous professor and dual certified nurse practitioner in pediatrics and adults. Tracey completed her PhD in Educational and Organizational Leadership and taught for 10 years specializing in camp...
Lyme Disease
Lyme Disease Update for 2022 Lyme disease continues to be a concern for camps in some areas. A tick borne illness caused by spirochete Borrerlia burgdorferi, Lyme is most commonly transmitted through bite of the Ixodes species of tick.It primarily affects three areas...
Application of non-pharmaceutical interventions in camps following the onset of COVID-19
Application of non-pharmaceutical interventions in camps following the onset of COVID-19 Published Abstract Barry A. Garst, Alexsandra Dubin, Tracey Gaslin NPI's make a difference! Explore the key messages from this study: Implementation of multiple non-pharmaceutical...
ACN Symposium 2022
ACN Camp Health Symposium Join us for the annual ACN Camp Health Symposium! This virtual event features exceptional speakers addressing some of the pressing issues in Camp Health. January 27-28, 2022 Keynote Speaker: Dr. Deborah Gilboa The Role of the...
ACN Board Advance
"ACN is the best, most helpful professional organization that I have been affiliated with. Stay on course, we're definitely headed in the right direction."Casting the Vision The 2022-2024 ACN Board begins their term January 1. The group spent the weekend with ACN...
ACN MESH Initiatives
ACN Initiatives Lets talk about Mental, Emotional and Social Health Conversation in camp communities this fall has focused on the MESH needs of both campers and staff. The Listening Groups that ACN conducted with camp directors and camp nurses revealed many concerns...
ACN Research: Robust and Rigorous
ACN Research Initiatives September 2021 ACN is actively involved in COVID-19 research to help identify the key features of operation from summer 2021. While COVID research was done following summer 2020, there is additional information to learn as we...
COVID Today: Vaccine Booster
Vaccine Booster (Late August 2021) A COVID-19 vaccine booster is now being made available. Initially the booster was for individuals who are immunocompromised but will now be available to anyone who wishes to get a booster after September 20, 2021. ...
Community Based Pediatric Nursing
Put those school nursing skills to good use at camp!
MESH Resources
Mental, Emotional and Social Health How is the MESH health of your staff and campers this summer? ACN members, join the conversation on the Forum in the Member Center. ACN would love to know what you are encountering this summer! This will help guide ACN educational...
CBD at Camp
CBD at camp takes some thoughtful consideration. Learn more about the CBD implications and what to do when campers and staff bring it to camp
Considerations for First Aid Kits
8 considerations when building your fist aid kits
Ticks
Tick Season Spring and early summer is usually tick season (and in some parts of the country mid-August through November.) Ticks are most often found in wooded areas, and adhere to people as a source of food and nourishment. There are a variety of different ticks...
EMT’s and Paramedics: Their Role at Camp
ACN Ends Statement "There will be an appropriate health care provider at every camp"EMT's and Paramedics: Their Role at Camp Every camp is different, and this will be reflected in the healthcare team that each staff puts together to best take care of their campers and...
The International Reach of ACN
ACN Executive Director Tracey Gaslin presents to the Russian Camping Federation on camping in this COVID world
Epinephrine at Camp 2021
Epinephrine at camp! Resources for purchase, guidance for using unassigned epinephrine at camp
The ACN 2022-2024 Board of Directors
Meet the Incoming ACN Board of Directors Nurse Members Aviva Gluck, RNNew York I became a nurse in 2009, and have worked a myriad of jobs in a diverse range of settings. The day after I passed the boards, I began work as a camp nurse and have been there every...
