Healthy Camps: Initial Lessons on Illnesses and Injuries from a Longitudinal Study

Autor/inn/en	Barst, Barry; Bialeschki, M. Deborah; Comstock, R. Dawn
Titel	Healthy Camps: Initial Lessons on Illnesses and Injuries from a Longitudinal Study
Quelle	In: Journal of Experiential Education, 30 (2008) 3, S.267-270 (4 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1053-8259
Schlagwörter	Recreational Activities; Injuries; Summer Programs; Health Promotion; Child Health; At Risk Persons; Demography; Accidents; Safety; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Freizeitgestaltung; Sommerkurs; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Risikogruppe; Demografie; Sicherheit; USA
Abstract	More than 11 million children attend more than 12,000 summer camps in the United States each year. The challenges to keeping children and the staff healthy and safe can be daunting. To better understand the types of illnesses and injuries common to the camp environment, the American Camp Association (ACA) has undertaken a 5-year study to document these occurrences. The purpose of this study is to monitor illness and injury among campers and staff at U.S. summer camps and identify risk and protective factors associated with such adverse events. The research questions addressed are: (a) What are the benchmarks for accident and illness rates for campers and staff at summer camp? (b) Are there any differences based on camp demographics? (Contains 1 table.) (Author).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10