Creating a Healthy and Safe Camp

Healthy and Safe Camp

Complete health and safety procedures will be released at a later date. This will include our response plan and procedures should suspected or confirmed communicable disease case occur at camp.

Check-In Process Check-Out Process

We ask that all campers, families, and staff members arrive to camp healthy, well, and masked! We are re-vamping our check-in process this year as a part of our additional health and safety practices. Check in will be similar to a drive-thru experience where campers will be driven through stations for health screening and luggage drop-off, before saying a quick goodbye in the car and hopping out to join in on the fun! Reminder: families should be masked

during the check-in process.

Health Screening

The health screening process will look a little different this year as well. Prior to check-in day, a camp health team member will review the camper’s health history information. During check-in, a camp health team member will conduct a health screening for every camper. Our Camp Health Team members will be wearing personal protective equipment (mask, shield or goggles, gloves, and gown) and campers will be masked. Then during the screening, the health team member will take the camper’s temperature and inspect child for visible symptoms of COVID-19 in addition to other health screening measures.

Symptom Screening

We will be completing our check-out of camp process in a very similar way to the drive-thru check-in process. Families will pick-up their camper, camper’s luggage, and any memorabilia from camp (arts and crafts, trading post items, etc.) at different stations along the pick-up route. Reminder: families should

be masked during the check-out process.

Pre-Camp Health History

We are continuing to require the completion of a PreCamp Health History Form for each camper and staff. New this year, this form will be digital to complete prior before arrival at camp. This will allow our Camp Health Team to review the information ahead of time, making the check-in process even more efficient. More information on this new system to come.

Camp Modifications

Our goal is to continue to offer a traditional camp experience, while staying safe this summer. There will be modifications made to camp, but we will try our best to balance typical camp activities, programming, and traditions with the important task of communicable disease prevention.

Symptom Screening will be implemented during the check-in process and twice-daily throughout your camper’s session. Symptom Screening will consist of questions asking all campers and staff if they feel well and healthy, if the camper or staff member have COVID-19 related symptoms, have been diagnosed with COVID-19, are waiting for test results, or have been exposed or in close contact to someone with symptoms or a confirmed or suspected case. During these twice-a-day screenings we will check campers’ and staff members’ temperature to ensure there is no fever and verbally ask if they have any COVID-19 related symptoms. The CDC defines close contact as being within 6 feet of someone who has COVID-19 for a total of 15 minutes or more, provided care at home to someone who is sick with COVID-19, had direct physical contact with the person (hugged or kissed them), shared eating or drinking utensils, or if the person with COVID-19 sneezed, coughed, or somehow got respiratory droplets on you. The CDC lists COVID-19 related symptoms as fever, chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea. Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions

Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs) are communicable disease prevention strategies that do not include medication. We will be implementing many NPIs at camp this year. Some of these non-pharmaceutical interventions include cohorting, face masks, hand hygiene, cleaning and sanitation, facilities ventilation, physical distancing, and symptom screening.

Campers and staff members will remain within their cohort group for camp activities and programming. Campers can expect some modification to camp activities in order to allow for physical distancing. An example of some modifications include—staggered use of all communal spaces, disinfecting period between different cohort usage, utilizing the outdoor spaces at camp as much as possible to allow more room for physical distancing etc. Cohorting

Cohorting refers to the practice of isolating multiple individuals together as a group. Cohorting is a harm reduction strategy to minimize the risk of disease spread and adverse health outcomes. At resident camp this summer, each session girls sign up for will be considered a cohort. The girls in that session will move around camp together, not mixing with any other cohort. For example: A Daisy in the Space Adventures session at Latonka would only be around the other girls and staff in that session for all camp activities. This includes crafts, meals, swimming etc.

Face Masks

Campers, staff members (and families during drop-off and pick-up) will wear masks during their camp session. Masks aid in preventing the transmission of communicable disease by hindering the spread of respiratory droplets. We ask that campers bring multiple masks to wear throughout their time at camp. We will be able to provide disposable masks to campers when needed. Masks will be required at all times except when eating, sleeping, during water activities, and exertional outdoor activities in which 6 feet of distance can be maintained.

Hand Hygiene

We will have fun with our continual practice of good hand hygiene throughout the summer. Signage will be posted with proper handwashing procedures at all hand washing sinks to remind campers and staff of its importance. Intentional time for handwashing will be incorporated into the session’s schedule and camp games will be implemented to encourage this practice. If hand washing is unavailable, alcoholbased hand sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol will be used and available to campers.

Physical Distancing

During camp we will be making a few changes to increase the space between individuals and decreasing their frequency of contact. This will include spaced out seating and spacing for mealtimes and activities. Signage, tape, and paint will be utilized to maintain appropriate distancing.

Sleeping Arrangements

Cabin capacity has been reduced by 50%. Campers will be sleeping in a head-to-toe fashion to maintain physical distance.

Facilities Ventilation

Each of our structures at camp will have specialized ventilation policies. • Facilities with a HVAC system will have filters replaced prior to the start of camp. These HVAC systems will run throughout the camp sessions, pulling in fresh air from the outside to increase ventilation. • Facilities that do not have HVAC system but have windows with screens will remain opened - weather permitting. • Additionally, facilities with ceiling fans will be reviewed prior to camp to ensure they are operational throughout the summer.

As facilities permit, additional fans will be added to increase air circulation.

Mealtime

Campers and staff members will remain with their cohort group during mealtimes. Eating schedules will be modified for staggering and other measures to allow for disinfection between different cohort use. Campers and staff members will be physically distanced while eating because they will be unmasked.

Cleaning and Sanitizing

Cleaning and sanitation efforts will be increased in all areas of camp, including the implementation of a schedule for cleaning all high touch areas and other areas to be cleaned between cohort use.