Coronavirus COVID-19

Field Guide Updated and Revised for Summer 2021 on 6/8/21

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The Field Guide is a living document and will be updated as new information becomes available for summer 2021.

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Field Guide for Camps on Implementation of CDC Guidance

Introduction

This field guide is designed to provide camp directors and staff with a practical guide and tool kit to implement specific recommendations provided by the CDC in relation to risk reduction at camps. The objective of this field guide is to provide educational materials for camp staff to reduce potential exposures to and spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) the virus that causes COVID-19. The recommendations provided here are designed to be implemented for various types of camps (e.g. adventure/touring; day, resident, backcountry, weekend) and geographic locations and pertain to camps in geographical locations under low and medium mitigation conditions, according to federal guidance. Any recommendations in this guide should also coincide with a given camp’s communicable disease plan.

Individual Chapters

Field Guide Cover and Introduction

1.0 Communication 

2.0 Content and Guideline Communication

 3.0 Health – Screening and Preventing COVID-19 Infections

 4.0 Facilities

 5.0 Food Service and Other Deliveries

 6.0 Cleaning and Disinfection

7.0 Activities

8.0 Campers and Staff

9.0 Transportation Considerations

10.0 Personal Protective Equipment Plan For Camp Staff

11.0 Supplies List

12.0 Technology and Controls

13.0 Medical Testing for Diagnosis and Screening

14.0 Vaccines

12.0 Appendices