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Serving At-Risk Youth: One Perspective.
Becker, William A.; Popkin, Rodger – Camping Magazine, 1998
Camping Unlimited for at-risk youth, which originally ran from 1969-76, was recently revived at Blue Star Camps (Hendersonville, North Carolina) with 150 youth from southern Florida. The one-week stay, funded by several partnerships and organized by youth programs in the home county, included all regular camp activities. Increased staff and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Camping, Disadvantaged Youth, High Risk Students
Crisis Management: How to Handle a Salmonella Outbreak at Camp.
Becker, William A.; Popkin, Rodger – Camping Magazine, 1992
Details events of six days during Salmonella outbreak at camp in North Carolina. Explains how camp handled 280 sick campers and staff, well campers, news media, and parents. Based on an epidemiologic survey of food eaten, it was suspected that the culprit of the outbreak was a meat item. Offers suggestions for crisis management in the camp…
Descriptors: Camping, Crisis Intervention, Crisis Management, Disease Control