

ACH Annual Symposium
February 17-18, 2025 | Dallas, TX
Sessions tailored for nurses and healthcare providers will include: Medication Management and Safety | Creating a Standard of Care | Wilderness Care and Vector-Borne Conditions | The Tension of Care and more.
Resources for Camp Healthcare Providers
Practice Guidelines
Practice Guidelines from the Alliance for Camp Health
These guidelines provide direction and support for five of the most common activities performed by health care staff at camps.
- Communicable Disease Control in the Camp Setting PDF (ACH, 2020)
- Communicable Disease Management in the Camp Setting Practice Guideline PDF 9/2020 Update (Erceg)
- Delegation Practice Guideline PDF
- Documentation Practice Guideline (ACH 2020) PDF
- Medication Management Practice Guideline (ACH 2020) PDF
- Health Screening Practice Guideline (ACH 2020) PDF
Communicable Disease (Tuberculosis, Coronavirus, Immunizations, Measles and more)
A Healthy Camp Starts at Home (From the American Camp Association Healthy Camp Toolbox. Revised 2023)
Communicable Disease Management in the Camp Setting Erceg, March 2020
Tuberculosis (TB) Guidance for Camp Communities Gaslin, 2024
Measles Brief Gaslin, May 2019
2019 Measles Outbreak Ambrose, May 2019
From the Center for Disease Control (CDC)
Medication Management
Managing medications at camp is regulated by each state, and is impacted by Pharmacy Regulations, state Boards of Nursing and regulations that govern camps. Below are some resources to discovering how to manage medications for your specific program.
Medication Management FAQ’s (May 2024, Ambrose | Gaslin)
Epinephrine at Camp (May 2021)
- Medication Management (Common Questions from Camps, and Their Answers) Erceg / Gasliin 2025
- Medication Management Practice Guidelines PDF
- Association of Camp Nursing. Nursing Delegation to Unlicensed Assistive Personnel in Day and Resident Camps: www.ACAcamps.org/sites/default/files/images/Delegation-PG-Dec-2013.pdf
- Medication at Camp — Mitigating the Risk. Linda Erceg, RN, MS, PHN
- Managing, Monitoring and Administering Medications at Camp Mary Marugg, RN
- Medication Safety (page updated June 2017)
- Medication FAQ’s (Infographic)
- Challenges and Considerations of CBD Oil at Camp Tracey Gaslin, PhD, CRNI, CPNP, FNP-BC
- Keeping Children Healthy at Summer Camp: A Study of Medications Administered in the Camp Setting (Tara Funk, Leon Quach, Aditi Mahajan, Sarang Modi, Emily Supenia, Natalie Schellpfeffer, Michael Ambrose, Tracey Gaslin, Barry Garst & Andrew Hashikawa) April 2022
- Medication Management Course for Unlicensed People (Online Course, Alliance for Camp Health)
Allergy and Anaphylaxis
August 2024: FDA approval of the first nasal spray epinepherine
Allergy and Anaphylaxis Emergency Plan
Form developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics
Epinephrine at Camp (2023)
A resource to include some details about unassigned Epinephrine at camps, a link to guidelines state by state, suggestions for purchasing and associated cost. Read more
Does your state allow stocking epi in schools? The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America has a map providing state by state details for stocking epinephrine in schools. Read more
Anaphylaxis Study
ACH participated in an Anaphylaxis study in conjunction with Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Ohio State University initiated in May 2016. Camp nurses provided feedback regarding anaphylaxis in the camp setting allowing us to better understand the implications of care and identify measures to address safety.
Study Findings
Food Allergy Prevalence and Management in an Overnight Summer Camp
Anaphylaxis Knowledge in Camp Personnel
Survey data were collected from camp directors, medical personnel, and camp staff concerning food allergy and anaphylaxis. Knowledge gaps were identified in these groups, particularly in identifying anaphylaxis, but recent training was associated with increased knowledge. Read the Article
Food Allergy Trends and Epinepherine Autoinjector Presence at Summer Camps Read the Article
JOURNAL ALLERGY CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY PRACT VOLUME 5, NUMBER 2
Life with Food Allergies Website
A non-profit organization committed to Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE) https://www.foodallergy.org
American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Website
Kids With Food Allergies Website
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Connection Team
Communication
Communication With Aphasic Children. By: Tracy Canales, RN, BSN
This power point explores effective communication with aphasic children.
Download a Picture Board to laminate to facilitate communication with aphasic children.
Concussion at Camp
Resources from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Research Institute
- Concussion Care For Kids Program
- When Concussions Occur at Summer Camp: A Guide for Summer Camp Staff
- BrainSTEPS
- Concussion Research from CHOP’s Center for Injury Research and Prevention
- Nurses Get Ready for Summer Camp: Test Your Concussion Know How
From the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Diabetes
Environmental and Critter Concerns
Lice Treatments (a quick reference)
From the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Mosquito Bites
Bugs and Pest Control – A resource for Pests and Pest control (to include ticks, bedbugs, rodents, flies ants and more)
Ticks and Lyme Disease
Explore resources about Ticks and Lyme disease at camp Learn more
MESH Resources
Check out all the MESH resources page.
MESH Resources from ACHNew to camp nursing?
Incident Reports
Here are examples of incident reports intended to help you gather pertinent information about an unexpected incident at camp.
Nursing Students at Camp
Resources to preapre nursing students for camp. Learn more
ACH Membership
ACH welcomes Nurses, Directors, Behavioral Health Specialists and all others committed to camp health
American Academy of Pediatrics
Improving Health and Safety at Camp
Additional resources are available to ACH members to include webinars.
And more resources! Find an example of Standing Orders, the Scope and Standards of Camp Nursing Practice, Basics of Camp Nursing book and more in the ACH Store.
More Resources
ACH Publications and More